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ID S1108
Bill
Status
3/6/2023
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Removes obsolete language referencing the July 1, 1972 effective date from the 35% tobacco products tax statute while maintaining the tax rate and collection requirements.
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Adds a cap of fifty cents ($0.50) per cigar on the combined tax imposed by both Section 63-2552 (35% tax) and Section 63-2552A (5% additional tax).
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Removes obsolete language referencing the July 1, 1994 effective date from the 5% additional tobacco products tax statute while maintaining the tax rate and existing fund distribution provisions.
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Maintains current distribution of the 5% additional tax revenue: 50% to public school income fund for school safety and substance abuse prevention programs, with $200,000 annually to Idaho state police toxicology lab and $80,000 to the commission on Hispanic affairs; remaining 50% to department of juvenile corrections for county juvenile probation services.
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Takes effect July 1, 2023 as an emergency measure.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide for a tobacco tax cap of fifty cents per cigar.
TOBACCO TAXES
Last Action
Read First Time, Referred to Revenue & Taxation
3/7/2023