Mississippi Senate Bill 2462 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-69-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That All Sales By A Distributor Or Wholesaler Of Tobacco Products To A Retailer Shall Be Made In Cash Or On Terms; To Provide That If Payment Is Not Received When Due Or Payment Is Returned For Insufficient Funds, The Vendor Shall Notify The Commissioner Of Revenue And The Commissioner Shall Promptly Notify All Distributors And Wholesalers In The State Of The Default In Payment And Thereafter No Distributor Or Wholesaler Shall Sell Any Tobacco Products To The Retailer Who Is In Default On Any Terms Other Than Cash On Delivery Until Otherwise Authorized By The Commissioner; To Provide For Suspension And Revocation Of Permits Issued Under The Tobacco Tax Law For Certain Violations Of This Provision; And For Related Purposes.

Tobacco Tax Law; retailers may have permit issued under suspended or revoked for defaults in payments to distributors and wholesalers.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	Senate	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2462.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2462IN.htm