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MS HB855

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/27/2024

Primary Sponsor

Bob Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases excise tax on cigars, stogies, snuff, chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco, and all other tobacco products (except cigarettes) from 15% to 22.5% of manufacturer's list price
  • Maintains existing excise tax on cigarettes at 3.4 cents per cigarette with a maximum length of 120 millimeters
  • Tax applies to sale, use, consumption, handling, or distribution of tobacco products in Mississippi
  • Effective date is July 1, 2024

Legislative Description

Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/27/2024

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/2/2024

Full Bill Text

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