Died in committee in the House, on April 18, 2008.
2008 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 81
Suspend deadlines for introduction; alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax, deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE DEADLINES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REQUESTING THE DRAFTING, AND THE INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE, OF A BILL ENTITLED "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 PURPOSE."
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
Sponsor
41 co-sponsors
Alyce G. Clarke, Robert L. Johnson III, Bryant W. Clark, Tracy Arinder, Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Billy Broomfield, Kelvin Buck, Clara Burnett, Credell Calhoun, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Angela Cockerham, Mary H. Coleman, Dirk D. Dedeaux, Reecy L. Dickson, Mark DuVall, Blaine Eaton, Tyrone Ellis, Chuck Espy, James Evans, Bob Evans, Frances Fredericks, Joe C. Gardner, David Gibbs, Esther Harrison, John W. Hines, Sr., Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert E. Huddleston, Brandon Jones, John Mayo, America Chuck Middleton, David W. Myers, Jimmy Puckett, Walter L. Robinson, Jr., Ferr Smith, Rufus Straughter, Sara R. Thomas, J. Shaun Walley, Linda Whittington, Charles L. Young
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.