l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1733

Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on April 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX UPON THE RETAIL SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES EQUAL TO ONE PERCENT OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF THOSE SALES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL OF THE REVENUE COLLECTED UNDER THE PRECEDING PROVISION SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI SUPPLEMENTAL TRAUMA CARE AND MEDICAID FUND; 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, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI SUPPLEMENTAL TRAUMA CARE AND MEDICAID FUND; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI SUPPLEMENTAL TRAUMA CARE AND MEDICAID FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN SUCH SPECIAL FUND MAY BE USED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS IN THE MISSISSIPPI TRAUMA CARE SYSTEMS FUND MAY BE USED; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI SUPPLEMENTAL TRAUMA CARE AND MEDICAID FUND MAY BE USED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE - DIVISION OF MEDICAID, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAID LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

33 co-sponsors

Bryant W. Clark, Mary H. Coleman, Willie Bailey, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Billy Broomfield, Kelvin Buck, Clara Burnett, Credell Calhoun, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Alyce G. Clarke, Angela Cockerham, Linda F. Coleman, Dirk D. Dedeaux, Reecy L. Dickson, Mark DuVall, Blaine Eaton, Tyrone Ellis, Chuck Espy, James Evans, George Flaggs, Jr., Frances Fredericks, Joe C. Gardner, Esther Harrison, John W. Hines, Sr., D. Stephen Holland, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III, John Mayo, Jimmy Puckett, Walter L. Robinson, Jr., Ferr Smith, Sara R. Thomas, Linda Whittington

Its course

April 9 to April 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action4 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to Apr 18 · stopped9 days

MedicaidApr 9 to Apr 90 days

Ways and MeansApr 9 to Apr 18 · stopped9 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Apr 9 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 9Suspended from deadlines by Senate Concurrent Resolution 655
  2. Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Ways and Means
  3. Reported from ME to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 18Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Apr 9Suspend from Deadlines by SC 655Both houses
  2. Apr 9Referred To Medicaid;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  3. Apr 9DR - TSDP: ME To WMHouse of Representatives
  4. Apr 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives