Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB759: Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Status: Failed, February 25, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 27-69-13, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the excise tax on cigarettes; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 27-69-13. There is hereby imposed, levied and assessed, to be collected and paid as hereinafter provided in this chapter, an excise tax on each person or dealer in cigarettes, cigars, stogies, snuff, chewing tobacco, and smoking tobacco, or substitutes therefor, upon the sale, use, consumption, handling or distribution in the State of Mississippi, as follows: (a) On cigarettes, the rate of tax shall be * * * Five and Nine-tenths Cents (5.9¢) on each cigarette sold with a maximum length of one hundred twenty (120) millimeters; any cigarette in excess of this length shall be taxed as if it were two (2) or more cigarettes. Provided, however, if the federal tax rate on cigarettes in effect on June 1, 1985, is reduced, then the rate as *HR43/R864* H. B. No. 759 ~ OFFICIAL ~ R3/5 26/HR43/R864 PAGE 1 (BS\KP) provided herein shall be increased by the amount of the federal tax reduction. Such tax increase shall take effect on the first day of the month following the effective date of such reduction in the federal tax …
Sponsors
- Evans, Bob (D, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Ways and Means
Subjects: Cigarettes
Common questions
- What is HB759?
- HB759 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
- What does HB759 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 27-69-13, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the excise tax on cigarettes; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB759?
- Failed as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB759?
- Evans, Bob (D, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB759?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0759.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.