Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Cigarette tax; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue from increase for certain purposes.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/04 (H) Referred To Ways and Means | |
| 2 | 02/22 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | Revenue | |
| Revenue | Yes | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Watson
Additional Author: Stringer
Code Sections: A 027-0069-0013, A 027-0069-0075
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND INTO THE RURAL FIRE TRUCK FUND; TO SPECIFY THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MONIES IN SUCH SPECIAL FUNDS MAY BE EXPENDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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