Mississippi Senate Bill 2930 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 27-70-5 And 27-70-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Fee Imposed On The Cigarettes Of Manufacturers That Did Not Sign A Tobacco Settlement Agreement Shall Not Apply To Cigarettes That Are Sold, Purchased Or Otherwise Distributed In This State For Sale Outside This State; To Provide That The Fee Imposed On Such Cigarettes Shall Be Collected From Cigarette Distributors In The Same Manner As The Excise Tax On Cigarettes; To Provide That Cigarette Distributors Shall Be Eligible For A Refund Of The Fee Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Penalties For Cigarette Distributors Who Violate The Provisions Of The Law That Impose The Fee On Nonsettling-manufacturer Cigarettes; To Amend Section 27-69-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Information In Permits Issued Under The Tobacco Tax Law May Be Disclosed To The Holder Of A Wholesalers Permit And To Law Enforcement Agencies Of The State Or Any Political Subdivision Of The State; To Amend Section 27-69-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If Any Wholesaler Subject To The Provisions Of The Tobacco Tax Law Shall Cease To Do Business In The State Of Mississippi, He Shall Be Allowed A Refund Of The Tax Paid On Cigarettes In His Possession; To Repeal Sections 27-70-11, 27-70-13, 27-70-15, 27-70-17 And 27-70-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Impose A Fee On Nonsettling Cigarette Manufacturers, Provide For The Computation And Notice Of The Fee To Such Manufacturers, Require Such Manufacturers To Certify Their Compliance With The Fee Requirement, Provide For A Directory Of Certified Cigarette Manufacturers, Require Certain Cigarette Manufacturers To Prepay A Fee And Require Certain Cigarette Manufacturers To Register With The Attorney General; And For Related Purposes.

Nonsettling-manufacturer cigarette fee; collect from distributor in the same manner as the tobacco excise tax.

Sen. Dean Kirby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-02		Died In Committee
2010-01-18		Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2010/pdf/history/SB/SB2930.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2010/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2930IN.htm