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MA H3067

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Cusack

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates a new excise tax of $2 per ounce on oral nicotine products in Massachusetts, with proportionate taxation on fractional ounces and a minimum tax equal to one ounce for packages weighing less than one ounce

  • Defines "oral nicotine products" as noncombustible nicotine products in solid, gum, or paste form intended for oral absorption, explicitly excluding tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and FDA-regulated drugs/devices

  • Imposes the tax on distributors at the point of manufacture, purchase, import, or acquisition within the Commonwealth

  • Exempts products exported from Massachusetts or protected from state taxation under federal law

  • Adds Section 7F to Chapter 64C of Massachusetts General Laws, subjecting the new tax to existing state tax assessment, collection, and penalty provisions

Legislative Description

Relative to oral nicotine products

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

2/25/2026

Committee Referrals

Revenue2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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