l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 355

Department of Health; give authority to levy and collect fee on sales of medical marijuana.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 41-2-1 THROUGH 41-2-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ADMINISTER THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM WITH ALL POWERS, DUTIES AND AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION ____, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO DELEGATE SUCH POWERS, DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES AS IT SEES FIT TO ANY MISSISSIPPI STATE AGENCY THAT AGREES TO ACCEPT SUCH DELEGATION; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTER SHALL ADD A FEE ON THE FINAL SALE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA THAT IS EQUAL TO THE SALES TAX RATE ON THE SALE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY LEVIED BY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT TREATMENT CENTERS SHALL ADD THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FEE TO THE SALES PRICE AND COLLECT THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE FROM THE PURCHASER AT THE TIME OF SALE; TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES TO THE DEPARTMENT TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT THE FEES FROM THE TREATMENT CENTERS; TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR TREATMENT CENTERS THAT FAIL TO PAY THE FEES DUE TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS ACT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Joel Bomgar

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Ways and MeansJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives