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2004 SESSION

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SB 269 Cigarettes; tax increased, use for funding police and teacher salaries and Medicaid.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State and local cigarette taxes. Increases the state cigarette tax from 2.5 cents per pack to $1 per pack and appropriates the revenues collected from such increase for state police officers' salaries, deputy sheriffs' salaries, K through 12 teachers' salaries, and Medicaid funding. The bill also caps local cigarette taxes at the rates in effect on January 1, 2004.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042987788  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042987788
• 01/14/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/17/04  Senate: Incorporated by Fin. (SB465-Chichester) by voice vote