MS HB595

Increases the excise tax on cigars, cheroots, stogies, snuff, chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco, and other tobacco products (except cigarettes) from an unspecified rate to 22.5% of the manufacturer's list price.

Maintains the existing cigarette excise tax at 3.4 cents per cigarette with a maximum length of 120 millimeters, with cigarettes exceeding this length taxed as two or more cigarettes.

Includes a provision that if federal cigarette tax rates are reduced below the June 1, 1985 rate, the state tax rate shall increase by the amount of the federal reduction.

Becomes effective July 1, 2010.