Bill > A00683

This bill increases the state excise tax on cigarettes. Specifically, it amends the existing tax law to raise the tax rate on cigarettes from $4.35 to $6.24 per pack of 20 cigarettes, and from $1.0875 to $1.248 per pack of 5 additional cigarettes. The bill is intended to impose the tax on all cigarettes possessed in the state for sale, with some exceptions, such as sales to qualified Indians for their own use on tribal reservations.