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Committee rejects tax increase on nicotine pouches; do-pass fails, do-not-pass adopted
Summary
The Finance and Taxation Committee voted first to fail a do-pass motion on House Bill 15-70 (a proposed tax on nicotine pouches) and then voted to recommend a do-not-pass. Members expressed divided views on sin taxes, addiction and effectiveness of taxation as deterrence.
The Finance and Taxation Committee took up House Bill 15-70, a measure that would increase taxes on nicotine pouches, and after debate the committee first failed a do-pass recommendation and then adopted a do-not-pass recommendation.
Representative Steiner moved for a due-pass on HB 15-70; the motion failed on an initial roll call that the clerk recorded as 3-11-0 in opposition to a do-pass. Representative Olson then moved a do-not-pass recommendation; the committee adopted the do-not-pass motion and the clerk recorded the final tally as 11-3-0 in favor of do-not-pass.
Debate reflected contrasting views.…
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