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NJ A3722

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Alixon Collazos-Gill

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Origin

General Assembly

2026-2027 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases New Jersey's cigarette tax from $0.135 to $0.20 per cigarette over four years, raising the per-pack rate from $2.70 to $4.00
  • Phased implementation: $3.25/pack starting July 1, 2024; $3.50 on July 1, 2025; $3.75 on July 1, 2026; $4.00 on July 1, 2027
  • Requires licensed retail dealers, distributors, and wholesale dealers to file returns and pay additional taxes on cigarette inventory held at each rate change
  • Maintains existing dedications of cigarette tax revenue: 1% for smoking cessation programs and $391.5 million to the Health Care Subsidy Fund for acute care hospitals
  • Additional revenue beyond existing dedications would go to the General Fund as State revenue

Legislative Description

Provides phased-in increases in cigarette tax rate over four-year period.

Health

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Health1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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