Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 27, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 116
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 THE 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
January 11 to February 27, 2013, 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 11 to Feb 27 · stopped47 days
Ways and MeansJan 11 to Feb 27 · stopped47 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 11 – Feb 27
- Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 11Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives