Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 920
Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to retailers may only be cash or on terms.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS SHALL NOT SELL, OFFER TO SELL, OR DELIVER ANY TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO RETAIL DEALERS IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND THAT RETAIL DEALERS SHALL NOT BUY OR ACCEPT DELIVERY FOR ANY SUCH PRODUCT FOR ANY CONSIDERATION OTHER THAN CASH OR ON TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WHEN DUE OR PAYMENT IS RETURNED FOR INSUFFICIENT FUNDS, THE VENDOR, WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, SHALL NOTIFY THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY ALL MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN THE STATE OF THE DEFAULT IN PAYMENT AND THAT NO PERSON SHALL SELL ANY TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO THE RETAILER IN DEFAULT ON ANY OTHER TERMS THAN CASH DELIVERY, UNTIL OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE THE PERMIT OF A RETAIL DEALER FOR NONPAYMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-69-5, 75-23-37 AND 97-32-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Revenue and Expenditure General BillsFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 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 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Revenue and Expenditure General Bills
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Revenue and Expenditure General BillsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives