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MS HB1499

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/27/2019

Primary Sponsor

Bob Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the excise tax on cigars, cheroots, stogies, snuff, chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco, and all other tobacco products (except cigarettes) from 15% to 22.5% of the manufacturer's list price
  • Maintains the existing excise tax on cigarettes at 3.4 cents per cigarette (with maximum length of 120 millimeters)
  • Takes effect on July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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