Almost two months into most state legislative sessions, 18 states are considering cigarette and other tobacco product (OTP) tax increases either introduced as bills or as a part of a governor’s budget proposal. A brief summary of the states with tax proposals is as follows:
| State | Bill Number; Proposed Tax | Status of Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | HB 9: Increase cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack to $1.425 per pack HB27: Increase cigarette tax by $.325 per pack to $.75 per pack HB244: Proposed amendment to state constitution to increase cigarette tax by $.325 per pack to $.75 per pack | In Committee
In Committee In Committee |
| Florida | SB 1598: Impose a $.82 per ounce tax on roll-your-own (RYO) loose tobacco SB 1842/HB 1049: Impose a surcharge of $.05 per cigarette equal to $1.00 per pack | In Committee In Committee |
| Hawaii | SB 2422: Increase OTP tax to more than 70% of wholesale price, or $3.20 per item | In Committee |
| Idaho | Proposal: Increase cigarette tax by $1.25 per pack to $1.82 per pack | Proposal, No Actual Bill Introduced |
| Maryland | S526: Increase cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack to $3.00 per pack; increase OTP tax from 15% to 95%, increase OTP tax to 95% with a cap of $3.00 tax maximum for cigars and moist snuff; increase RYO tax to 95% or $3.00 per 0.65 ounces S631: Increase OTP tax from 15% to 70%; increase moist snuff tax to 70% or $3.00 per 1.2 ounces | In Committee
In Committee |
| Minnesota | SF1916: Increase cigarette tax by $1.29 per pack to $2.52 per pack; increase OTP tax by 25% to 95% | In Committee |
| Mississippi | HB307: Increase cigarette tax by $.06 per pack to $.74 per pack BH308: Increase cigarette tax by $.04 per pack to $.72 per pack, increase OTP tax from 15% to 22.5% | In Committee In Committee |
| Missouri | SB638, HB1478, HB1486, and HB1652 to increase the cigarette tax to $.43 per pack, $.89 per pack, $.33 per pack, or $.33 per pack over four years, respectively. HB1478 would also increase the OTP tax to 15% and the RYO tax to 25% | Introduced |
| Nebraska | LB436: Increase cigarette tax by $1.35 per pack to $1.99 per pack, increase OTP from 20% to 65% | Introduced in 2010 session; in Committee |
| New Hampshire | Governor’s Budget Proposal: Restore $.10 per pack cigarette tax reduction enacted in 2011 | Proposal |
| New Jersey | A1076/S734: Increase tax on little cigars to be equal to cigarette tax of $2.70 per pack | In Committee |
| New Mexico | H133: Increase OTP tax from 25% to 57% | In Committee |
| New York | Governor’s Budget Proposal: Tax loose tobacco at same rate as cigarettes for a tax of $4.53 per ounce | In Committee |
| Ohio | SB250: Increase OTP tax from 17% to 55%, include dissolvable tobacco products as OTP products | In Committee |
| Rhode Island | HB7323: Increase cigarette tax by $.04 per pack to $3.50 per pack and increase cap on cigar tax from $.50 per cigar to $1.00 per cigar HB7639: Reduce cigarette tax by $.10 per pack from $3.46 per pack to $3.36 per pack. | In Committee In Committee |
| Virginia | HB160: Increase cigarette tax by $1.15 per pack to $1.45 per pack, and increase RYO tax from 10% to 50%. | In Committee |
| Washington | SB6166: Increase cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack to $4.025 per pack | In Committee |
| West Virginia | S586: Increase cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack to $1.55 per pack, and increase OTP tax from 7% to 50%. | Introduced |
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