Hawaii House Bill 1164 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-02 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
Pending: House Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Expands the definition of "tobacco products" to include any product containing nicotine, but not containing tobacco. Imposes an excise tax equal to 80 per cent of the wholesale price of any tobacco product, other than large cigars, sold by a wholesaler or dealer on and after January 1, 2016, whether or not sold at wholesale, or if not sold then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler or dealer. Requires any increase in the excise tax rate imposed on cigarettes or little cigars on or after 1/1/2016 to trigger an automatic excise tax increase on other tobacco products on or after 1/1/2016. Requires the additional moneys collected under the excise tax to be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund.

Tobacco Products; Excise Tax; Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund

Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-02	House	Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 6
2015-01-29	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading
2015-01-28	House	Pending introduction.

SB1220 (Same As) 2015-03-12 - Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 30

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1164&year=2015
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/HB1164_.HTM