HI SB2301

Establishes a cigarette litter abatement special fund to receive moneys collected from a new cigarette excise tax, legislative appropriations, and gifts or donations.

Department of Health administers the fund and may expend moneys for refunding cigarette excise tax overpayments, outreach and education to prevent improper cigarette litter disposal, and costs to collect and remove cigarette litter from public lands and spaces.

Adds a new excise tax tier (section 245-3(a)(12)) on cigarettes and little cigars effective July 1, 2021, with the tax rate amount left blank in this draft.

Allocates a portion of cigarette excise tax revenues to the cigarette litter abatement special fund after July 1, 2021, with the specific cents-per-cigarette amount and annual cap left blank.

Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues to the special fund and from the special fund to the Department of Health for fiscal year 2020-2021; effective date is July 1, 2050.