Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2788
Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to retailers may only be for 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 RETAILERS IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND THAT RETAILERS 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 RETAILER FOR NONPAYMENT; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 SenateFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
FinanceFeb 17 to Mar 3 · 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.