Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Partnership for Healthy MS; ratify a approve court-ordered tobacco settlement payments to.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Reeves
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0405, A 027-0103-0103, A 027-0104-0013, A 031-0017-0123
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RATIFY AND APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY THAT ORDERED THE PAYMENT OF $20,000,000.00 EACH YEAR FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS TO THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY MISSISSIPPI, INC., TO BE USED BY THE PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE BY YOUTH; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE FUNDS PAID TO THE PARTNERSHIP UNDER THE COURT ORDER SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE TRUST FUNDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID INTO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND; TO DELETE THE REPEALER ON THAT SECTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-103-103, 27-104-13 AND 31-17-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDS PAID TO THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY MISSISSIPPI, INC., UNDER THE ORDER OF THE CHANCERY COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE SPECIAL FUNDS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO BUDGETING AND LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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