Bill Title: Creates the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Syrups, and Powder Tax Law. Imposes a tax on distributors of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages, syrups, or powders. Provides that the tax is imposed at the rate of $0.01 per ounce of bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold or offered for sale to a retailer for sale in the State to a consumer. Provides that the distributor shall add the amount of the tax to the price of sugar-sweetened beverages sold to a retailer, and the retailer shall pass the amount of the tax through to the consumer. Requires those distributors to obtain permits. Contains provisions concerning the distribution of the proceeds. Effective January 1, 2015.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
[HB5690 Detail]
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| Amended | 2014-03-19 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2014-02-14 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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