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GA HB1229
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Buckner
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AI Summary
- Extends Georgia's excise tax framework to cover alternative nicotine products (e.g., nicotine gels, pouches, gum, lozenges) and vapor products (e.g., e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-liquids), requiring licensure for all importers, manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of these products
- Increases the excise tax rate on cigars (other than little cigars) from 23% to 39% of wholesale cost price, with a cap of $1.87 per cigar
- Expands the definition of "cigarette" to include heated tobacco sticks (devices that heat without combustion) alongside traditional rolled tobacco products
- Prohibits the sale of vapor products by any means other than in-person, face-to-face transactions to non-licensed buyers, requires age verification (21+), and imposes misdemeanor penalties and license suspension/revocation for violations
- Increases the annual license renewal fee for tobacco products from $10.00 to $100.00, sets vapor product license renewal fees at $100.00, and establishes a $250.00 first-year registration fee for each product category, with an effective date of October 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Revenue and taxation; rate of tax on tobacco products; increase or revise
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/20/2020
Full Bill Text
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