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Committee backs higher tobacco tax, 5-1, to include vaping and e-cigarette products
2323575 · February 17, 2025
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The Finance and Taxation Committee voted 5-1 to give Senate Bill 22-81 a due-pass recommendation; the bill would raise the cigarette tax from $0.44 to $0.69 and extend taxes to e-cigarette and vaping products.
The Senate Finance and Taxation Committee gave Senate Bill 22-81 a 5-1 due-pass recommendation after debate on whether the measure would deter youth use or disproportionately affect lower-income smokers.
Senator Wallen moved the due-pass recommendation, saying the state remains the lowest among neighboring states and the change would bring taxation of vaping and…
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