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FL S1598

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Jack Latvala

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Imposes an additional excise tax of 82 cents per ounce or fraction of an ounce on loose cigarette tobacco and rolling tobacco sold for roll-your-own cigarettes, in addition to the existing 25 percent wholesale sales price tax
  • Applies the 82-cent-per-ounce tax to both distributor-level tax (imposed when products are brought into Florida or manufactured/shipped to retailers) and consumer-level tax (imposed on use or storage)
  • Exempts consumers from the use or storage tax if they possess less than 1 pound of tobacco products or if the distributor-level tax has already been paid
  • Clarifies that tobacco products taxed once under this law cannot be subject to additional tax
  • Effective date: July 1, 2012

Legislative Description

Tax on Tobacco Products

Last Action

Died in Regulated Industries

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries1/17/2012

Full Bill Text

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