Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tobacco litigation payments to Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi; file petition to direct transfer to the Health Care Expendable Fund.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/03 (H) Referred To Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/31 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Denny
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0407, A 043-0013-0405, A 027-0103-0103, A 027-0104-0013
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-407, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND AND EXPENDABLE FUND AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO EMPLOY PRIVATE COUNSEL AS NECESSARY TO PETITION THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT OR PROPER TRIAL COURT TO ORDER THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONIES FROM THE ACCOUNT OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY MISSISSIPPI, INC., TO THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND, AND TO ORDER THAT ALL FUTURE ANNUAL DIVERSIONS OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT MONIES INTO THAT ACCOUNT BE PAID INTO THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY STATUTE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-103-103 AND 27-104-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT COURT-ORDERED PAYMENTS TO ANY STATE AGENCY SHALL BE CONSIDERED "STATE-SOURCE SPECIAL FUNDS" AND SUBJECT TO BUDGETING AND LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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