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Committee introduces RS to tax vape products, fund enforcement and local prevention
Summary
Representative Gerald Raymond introduced RS 32259, a proposal to update state code to treat vaping products like tobacco for taxation and permitting, impose a 3¢ per milliliter excise tax estimated to raise about $1.4 million, and allocate 75% of revenues to enforcement and 25% to local health districts.
BOISE — Lawmakers introduced a draft to add an excise tax and permitting requirements for vaping products on Feb. 24, marking a potential shift in Idaho's approach to regulating e‑liquid and related products.
Representative Gerald Raymond, R‑District 31, told the House Revenue and Taxation Committee that Idaho currently only collects sales tax on vape products and that the…
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