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MS HB1096
Bill
Status
Failed
2/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Bob Evans
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AI Summary
- Increases the Mississippi excise tax on cigarettes from 3.4 cents to 5.9 cents per cigarette (a 73.5% increase)
- Tax applies to cigarettes up to 120 millimeters in length; longer cigarettes are taxed as two or more cigarettes
- Maintains the existing 15% tax rate on cigars, cheroots, stogies, snuff, chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco, and other non-cigarette tobacco products based on manufacturer's list price
- Retains provision that automatically increases state cigarette tax if federal cigarette tax is reduced below its June 1, 1985 rate
- Effective date of July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2022
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means1/17/2022
Full Bill Text
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