2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1322

Taxation; impose excise tax on sales of bottles of certain products, and designate revenue for environmental cleanup.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 23, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO IMPOSE AN EXCISE TAX ON EVERY SALE OF A PLASTIC BOTTLE CONTAINING A BEVERAGE OR A PETROLEUM-BASED PRODUCT BY A RETAILER TO A CONSUMER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RETAILER IS LIABLE FOR THE TAX, AND THE RETAILER SHALL COLLECT THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX FROM THE CONSUMER AT THE TIME OF THE SALE; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL OF THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FUND; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP FUND, WHICH SHALL BE EXPENDED BY THE COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR THE CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED OR HAZARDOUS SITES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 17 to February 23, 2011, 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 17 to Feb 23 · stopped37 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Feb 23 · stopped37 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 17 – Feb 23

Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
Feb 23Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 17Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives