l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1312

Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to retailers may only be for cash or on terms.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

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

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Ways and MeansJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives