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GA HB882

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2020

Primary Sponsor

Penny Houston

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the Georgia cigarette excise tax from $0.37 to $1.35 per pack of 20 cigarettes, effective September 1, 2020
  • Reduces the excise tax on cigars (other than little cigars) from 23% to 12% of wholesale cost price
  • Establishes a new excise tax of $1.25 per fluid milliliter on consumable vapor products (e-liquids, e-juice, vape juice, and prefilled cartridges) and a 10% wholesale cost price tax on alternative nicotine products (nicotine gels, pouches, gum, lozenges, etc.)
  • Requires licensure for all importers, manufacturers, distributors, and dealers of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, with annual renewal fees of $100.00 per license category and a $250.00 first-year registration fee; prohibits vapor product sales to non-licensed persons by any means other than in-person, face-to-face transactions
  • Extends existing enforcement, penalty, seizure, reporting, and record-keeping provisions for tobacco products to cover alternative nicotine products and vapor products, effective January 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Sales and use tax; exemption for the sale of food and food ingredients to qualified food banks; eliminate sunset period

Last Action

Senate Read Second Time

6/22/2020

Full Bill Text

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