Kentucky House Bill 247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-14 - to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 138.130 to define "electronic cigarette" and include the term in the definition of "tobacco products"; amend KRS 138.140 to increase the cigarette excise tax by 50 cents and direct revenues from 1 cent to be used by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in the distribution of smoking cessation products; impose an excise tax on electronic cigarettes at the rate of 18% of the amount paid, increase the excise tax on units of snuff and chewing tobacco by 20%, and increase the excise tax on all other types of tobacco products from 15% to 18% of the amount paid; impose a floor stock tax on cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and all other types of tobacco products; amend KRS 138.165 to make conforming changes; APPROPRIATION.

AN ACT relating to tobacco excise taxes and making an appropriation thereof.

Rep. David Watkins [D]

Rep. Mary Marzian [D]

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-14	House	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2016-01-13	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB247.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB247/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB247/LM.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB247/FN.pdf