Cigarettes and ENDS products; provide administrative forfeiture procedures for.
Mississippi's SB 2873 establishes administrative procedures for seizing and forfeiting cigarettes and ENDS (e-cigarette) products valued at $20,000 or less, directly affecting businesses or individuals possessing such items without proper authorization. The bill requires seizing agencies to provide written notice (via certified mail or newspaper publication if needed) detailing the seizure and outlining a 30-day window to contest forfeiture in court. If no challenge is filed, the seized property is forfeited to the agency, and the owner bears all associated costs (seizure, forfeiture, destruction). This streamlines enforcement by allowing property to be taken without a full court trial, applying to both cigarettes and ENDS products under specified value limits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Signed Mar 13, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 5, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicole Boyd
RRepublican
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