Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 28, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 699
Cigarettes; increase tobacco equity tax on formerly known as nonsettling-manufacturer cigarette fee.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-70-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE TOBACCO EQUITY TAX ON CIGARETTES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NONSETTLING-MANUFACTURER CIGARETTE FEE) TO TWO AND ONE-HALF CENTS PER CIGARETTE, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF FIFTY CENTS PER PACK OF TWENTY CIGARETTES; TO DELETE THE ANNUAL INCREASE IN THE TAX, WHICH IS SET FORTH AS THE GREATER OF THREE PERCENT OR THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MOST RECENT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 28, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 28 · stopped37 days
Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Mar 28 · 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 Feb 20 – Mar 28
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 28Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives