Mississippi Senate Bill 2788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Tobacco products; consideration for sales by manufacturers and wholesalers to retailers may only be for cash or on terms.

Sen. Rita Potts Parks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2788.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2788IN.htm