Update: State Tobacco Legislative

In the past week, several state tobacco-related bills have either been introduced or acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature. Here is an update on those bills, provided by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO).

State Legislative Bill Introductions
Michigan: House Bill 4485 repeals the provision that is scheduled to remove the 50 cents per cigar excise tax cap on October 1, 2021.
Texas: House Bill 3842 prohibits the sale of all flavored tobacco products. Senate Bill 1711 imposes a tax on vapor products at the rate of 10 cents for each milliliter or fractional part of a milliliter of vapor product sold. Senate Bill 1712 imposes a tax on e-cigarettes and nicotine products at the rate of 10 percent of the sales price.

West Virginia: House Bill 2027 (Governor’s proposal–same as Senate Bill 600) increases the cigarette tax to $2.25 per pack, increases the OTP tax to 19.5 percent of wholesale and increases the e-cigarette liquid tax to $0.75 per milliliter.

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