Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 25, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1845
Tobacco tax; tax ENDS product and vapor products and use revenue for UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TOBACCO" UNDER THE TOBACCO TAX LAW; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ENDS PRODUCT" AND "VAPOR PRODUCT" UNDER THE TOBACCO TAX LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LEVY AN EXCISE TAX ON ENDS PRODUCT AND VAPOR PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 AND 27-69-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE EXCISE TAX ON ENDS PRODUCTS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE FUND CREATED IN THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 27-69-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS A SECTION OF THE TOBACCO TAX LAW, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO CREATE THE "UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES IN THE FUND SHALL BE USED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE; 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 6 to February 25, 2026, 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 6 to Feb 25 · stopped19 days
Ways and MeansFeb 6 to Feb 25 · stopped19 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 6 – Feb 25
- Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 25Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 6Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives