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IN HB1361
Bill
Status
1/12/2016
Primary Sponsor
Robert Morris
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "cigarette" in Indiana Code to include tobacco products wrapped in a substance containing tobacco and weighing not more than 4.5 pounds per thousand units that are likely to be offered or purchased as cigarettes based on appearance, filler type, packaging, pricing, marketing, or labeling.
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Applies the expanded definition to both cigarette tax provisions (IC 6-7-1-2) and cigarette minimum pricing requirements (IC 24-3-2-2), capturing brown cigarettes and little cigars previously not subject to these regulations.
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Excludes rolls for smoking wrapped entirely in whole tobacco leaf that lack a cellulose acetate or cigarette-like filter from the cigarette definition.
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Clarifies that the definition does not apply to traditional cigars except those meeting the specific weight and marketing criteria outlined in the subdivision.
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Effective date: July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Taxation and pricing of brown cigarettes. Amends the definition of "cigarette" for purposes of the cigarette tax and cigarette minimum pricing to include tobacco products commonly known as brown cigarettes or little cigars.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/12/2016