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MS SB2806
Bill
Status
2/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Videt Carmichael
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AI Summary
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Revises the definition of "tobacco settlement agreement" to refer specifically to the Comprehensive Settlement Agreement filed December 29, 1997, in Jackson County Chancery Court in Mississippi tobacco litigation.
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Removes the fee imposed on cigarettes sold, purchased, or distributed in Mississippi for sale outside the state.
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Allows distributors a 90-day grace period from the date a nonsettling manufacturer is removed from the Attorney General's directory to continue stamping and selling previously purchased cigarettes from that manufacturer.
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Maintains the fee on nonsettling-manufacturer cigarettes sold or distributed within Mississippi that require tax stamps under the Tobacco Tax Law.
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Takes effect July 1, 2010.
Legislative Description
Nonsettling cigarette manufacturer fee; do not impose on cigarettes distributed in this state for sale outside this state.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2010