Llewelyn Jones voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Raises Cigarette Taxes
Title: Raises Cigarette Taxes
Vote to pass a bill that increases the tax on tobacco products.
Increases the tax for packs of 20 cigarettes to $3.20 (Sec. 3).
Requires a tax of 74% of the wholesale price, to the wholesaler, of all tobacco products other than cigarettes and moist snuff (Sec. 3).
Specifies that tobacco products also include substances that do not contain nicotine, including e-cigarettes, e-pipes, vape pens, or e-hookahs (Sec. 2).
Requires the extra revenue from taxes collected to be allotted to the state general fund, up to $3 million, and the remainder to the health and Medicaid initiatives account (Sec. 5).
Title: Raises Cigarette Taxes