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Senate raises nicotine taxes, expands levy to newer products
Summary
The Senate adopted a sixth substitute to House Bill 337 that raises the cigarette tax to 11¢ per cigarette (about $2.20 per pack), increases taxes on vapes and alternative pouches and exempts cessation products; sponsors framed the move as a youth-protection and public-health measure.
The Senate adopted a sixth substitute to House Bill 337, updating nicotine-product taxation to reflect changing nicotine-product markets and to discourage youth use.
Senator Stevenson, the sponsor, described a package that increases the per-cigarette tax to 11¢ (roughly $2.20 per pack), changes the tax basis…
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