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Committee adopts amendment to tax nicotine-containing vapor products; HB 525 passes unanimously in committee
Summary
The committee amended HB 525 to include nicotine-containing vapor products in the tobacco-product definition, applying an existing 50% wholesale tax and directing 32% of revenue to DPHHS for nicotine-prevention; the amended bill passed committee 21-0.
House Bill 525 was moved for passage and Representative Close offered an amendment to add nicotine-containing vapor products to the definition of "tobacco product," thereby subjecting them to the existing 50% wholesale tax in state code. Committee staff Megan explained the amendment does not itself create the tax language in the bill but revises…
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