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2016 SESSION

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HB 830 Cigarettes and other tobacco products; increases state tax rate.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

State tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products; tax rate. Increases the state (i) cigarette tax rate from $0.30 per pack to $1.50 per pack, (ii) cigarette excise tax on roll-your-own tobacco from 10 percent to 50 percent of the manufacturer's sales price, and (iii) tax rate on certain other tobacco products by an equivalent percentage. Ten percent of the revenue from the three taxes shall be used for Virginia Department of Health programs for cessation and prevention of tobacco use, and the remainder shall be deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund. Under current law, all such revenue is deposited into the Virginia Health Care Fund.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100752D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/12/16  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100752D
• 01/12/16  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/19/16  House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/20/16  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
• 02/17/16  House: Left in Finance