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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 proposed RS would update Title 63 of the Idaho Code to treat vape products similarly to tobacco and cigarettes for excise purposes. Raymond said the draft would require sellers to obtain permits and would add a 3‑cent per milliliter excise tax on product volumes.
Raymond said the measure is closely tied to other legislation in the session. He said 75% of revenues from the proposed tax would go to enforcement and regulation and the remaining 25% would be distributed to local health districts for education and prevention. He estimated the tax would generate approximately $1,400,000.
Raymond said the industry took part in interim study meetings and expressed a desire to be part of solutions and regulation. The RS also would require sellers to be permitted with the Idaho State Tax Commission and with Health and Welfare, according to the sponsor.
Representative Raybould moved to introduce RS 32259; the motion carried by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll‑call tally. No enacted text or a formal fiscal note was included in the committee's oral record at the introduction; sponsor testimony referenced an approximate revenue estimate.
