l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4043

Sales tax; impose on portion of cigarette increased cost to wholesaler or cost to the retailer included in sales price.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 25, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO IMPOSE A TAX ON THE SALE OF CIGARETTES AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, AS THE CASE MAY BE, ON THE AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE IN COST TO WHOLESALER OR COST TO THE RETAILER, AS THE CASE MAY BE, UNDER THE UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES LAW AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 75-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COST TO WHOLESALER" UNDER THE UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES LAW TO PHASE IN AN INCREASE IN THE PRESUMED COST OF DOING BUSINESS BY THE WHOLESALER; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "COST TO THE RETAILER" UNDER THE UNFAIR CIGARETTE SALES LAW TO PHASE IN AN INCREASE IN THE PRESUMED COST OF DOING BUSINESS BY THE RETAILER; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SALES TAX REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE TAX IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND; 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

February 23 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 23 to Feb 25 · stopped2 days

Ways and MeansFeb 23 to Feb 25 · stopped2 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 23 – Feb 25

  1. Feb 23Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 25Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 23Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 25Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives