Virginia House Bill 1815 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-01-24 - House: Tabled in Finance by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Cigarette and other tobacco products tax rates. Increases the cigarette tax rate from $0.30 per pack to $1.45 per pack and increases the cigarette excise tax on roll-your-own tobacco from 10 percent to 50 percent. The bill also increases the tax rate on certain other tobacco products from 10 percent of the manufacturer's sales price to 50 percent. The additional revenue attributable to the increase in tax rates on cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco is distributed as follows: 52 percent for Medicaid waivers for intellectual disabilities, 40 percent for Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals and doctors, four percent to the Virginia Department of Health for the Virginia state tobacco quitline, and four percent to the Virginia Healthy Youth Foundation to prevent tobacco use. The additional revenue attributable to the increase in the tax rate on other tobacco products is dedicated to Medicaid waivers for intellectual disabilities.

Cigarette and other tobacco products; increases tax rate.

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

Del. David Englin [D]

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

2011-01-19 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-24		House: Tabled in Finance by voice vote
2011-01-19		House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (9-Y 0-N)
2011-01-17		House: Assigned Finance sub: #1
2011-01-11		House: Referred to Committee on Finance
2011-01-11		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103872D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
32	1	366	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1018	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1021.02	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1021.05	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1815
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1815+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1001V0004+HB1815