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MO HB1891

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/1/2010

Primary Sponsor

Jamilah Nasheed

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the cigarette tax from eight and one-half mills per cigarette to sixteen and one-half mills per cigarette, effective upon passage
  • Tax rate reduces to six and one-half mills per cigarette if the General Assembly appropriates 25 percent of the net federal reimbursement allowance to the health initiatives fund
  • Revenue from the additional eight mills tax increase is deposited into the state general revenue fund, less a three percent reduction allowed for collection costs
  • Tax is collected through stamps affixed to cigarette packages before sale in Missouri
  • Modifies existing Section 149.015, RSMo, governing cigarette excise taxes

Legislative Description

Increases the excise tax on cigarettes from 17 cents to 33 cents per pack of 20 cigarettes to be deposited, less a 3% collection fee, into the General Revenue Fund

Last Action

Referred: Tax Reform (H)

5/14/2010

Committee Referrals

Tax Reform5/14/2010

Full Bill Text

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