Mississippi House Bill 990 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 27 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-27 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tobacco" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Define The Term "vapor Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Vapor Products; To Amend Sections 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 And 27-69-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 27-69-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Revenue Derived From The Excise Tax On Vapor Products Shall Be Deposited Into The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" And The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" Created In This Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-69-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is A Section Of The Tobacco Tax Law, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Create The "mississippi Community Mental Health Centers Patient Housing Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Used By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Providing Grants To Community Mental Health Centers For The Purpose Of Increasing Housing For Patients; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Establish A Program For Providing Such Grants To Community Mental Health Centers; To Create The "department Of Mental Health 9-8-8 Crisis Response System Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Fund Shall Be Expended By The Department Of Mental Health, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, For The Purpose Of Operating The Department's 9-8-8 Crisis Response System; And For Related Purposes.

Tobacco tax; tax vapor products and use revenue for certain mental health purposes.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-27	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-06	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	69	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	69	69	New Code	See Bill Text
27	69	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0990.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0990IN.htm