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NY A03300
Bill
Status
1/26/2009
Primary Sponsor
Inez Barron
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AI Summary
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Increases the cigarette tax from $2.75 to $3.50 per twenty cigarettes, with the tax on cigarettes exceeding twenty per package increasing from $0.6875 to $0.8750 per five cigarettes.
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Applies the same increased tax rate to the use tax on cigarettes brought into New York State.
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Establishes a new "Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program Fund" in the State Finance Law to receive and distribute tax revenue for tobacco prevention programs.
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Dedicates 21.5% of cigarette tax revenue collected under the increased tax rates to the new tobacco prevention fund, effective June 1, 2009.
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Takes effect on January 1 following the date the bill becomes law.
Legislative Description
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing the tax imposed upon the sale or use of cigarettes; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
7/1/2010