l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 202

Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue from increase for certain purposes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 25, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

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, TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE USED TO OFFSET ANY NEW ASSESSMENT IMPOSED ON HOSPITALS BASED UPON NON-MEDICARE HOSPITAL INPATIENT DAYS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING TUITION; 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

Its course

January 6 to February 25, 2009, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Feb 25 · stopped50 days

Ways and MeansJan 6 to Feb 25 · stopped50 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 Jan 6 – Feb 25

  1. Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 25Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 25Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives