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Regents defer taking a position on proposed vaping tax that would fund an Iowa cancer-research account
Summary
A board member presented a proposal to tax nicotine and vaping products to create an Iowa Cancer Research Fund; Regents members said they lacked enough fiscal detail and asked to wait for a fiscal note before deciding whether to support the measure.
A Regents board member presented proposed legislation to tax nicotine products — including e-liquids, nicotine pouches and vapor cartridges — and to credit revenue to a new Iowa Cancer Research Fund under the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The presenter said the bill, as reported out of a Ways and Means subcommittee, currently has no fiscal note available and that…
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