SENATE BILL 544

Sponsored By:

Senator Hoffman

Entitled:

State Tobacco Tax - Smoking and Cancer Prevention Fund - Poverty Grants for Schools

Synopsis:

Increasing the tobacco tax rate from 36 to 61 cents per package of 20 cigarettes; reducing the discount allowed a wholesaler for tax stamps; dedicating the additional tax revenue resulting from the increase for Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998 to specified purposes; providing for a program to encourage and assist tobacco growers to convert tobacco farmland to other productive uses; providing for poverty grants to local school boards; providing specified grants for smoking and cancer prevention programs; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Budget and Taxation & Judicial Proceedings

2/5

Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND

APPROPRIATIONS

COMPTROLLER

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DISEASES -see also- AIDS

EDUCATION, BOARDS OF

FARMLAND

GOVERNOR

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes -

SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES

TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture

( 7-501 )

Education

( 5-212 )

Health - General

( 24-901 , 24-902 , 24-903 )

Tax - General

( 2-1603 , 12-105 , 12-303 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)