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SB 784 Cigarettes; all localities allowed to impose a tax.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local cigarette taxes. Allows all localities to impose a cigarette tax by removing the requirement that they had such authority prior to 1977. The bill sets a maximum rate on the cigarette tax imposed by counties of five cents per pack or the amount levied under state law, whichever is greater.

FULL TEXT

• 12/31/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101942D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/21/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 15103978D-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/31/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101942D
• 12/31/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/21/15  Senate: Committee substitute printed to Web only 15103978D-S1
• 01/21/15  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (3-Y 12-N)