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MT HB826

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Melody Cunningham

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases Montana's cigarette tax from $1.70 to $2.70 per pack of 20 cigarettes, a $1.00 increase
  • Applies proportionally to packages containing other than 20 cigarettes (tax per cigarette equals 1/20 of the pack tax)
  • Maintains existing tax exemptions for quota cigarettes and sales to tribal members on Montana Indian reservations
  • Amends Section 16-11-111, MCA, with no changes to tobacco products, premium cigars, or moist snuff tax rates

Legislative Description

Generally revise tobacco tax laws

Revenue, State

Last Action

(H) Died in Process

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/1/2025
Taxation2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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