2019 House Bill 4188

Increase cigarette tax by $1.50, expand to “electronic smoking devices”

Introduced in the House

Feb. 14, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Rachel Hood (D-76)

To increase the state cigarette tax from $2.00 to $3.50 per pack, increase the tax on other tobacco products from 32 percent of the wholesale price to 81 percent, and expand the latter to include purchases of “electronic smoking devices” (“vapes” and more) as defined in the bill.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform