Delaware House Bill 178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-09 - Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House
Pending: House Revenue & Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill eliminates the taxing disparity between moist snuff and “other tobacco products,” not including cigarettes. It also raises the tax rate from 15% to 68% of the wholesale price, and designates tax revenue over $3.5 million to The Delaware Health Fund. This bill does not affect taxes on cigarettes. This bill attempts to make moist snuff and other tobacco products less attractive to minors by making them more expensive, as well as designating a new funding source for The Delaware Health Fund, which promotes preventive care for Delawareans in order to detect and avoid adverse health conditions.

An Act To Amend Title 30 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Commodity Taxes.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]
Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]
Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-09		Introduced and Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/8628622d1511e561852578a2007add2b?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+178/$file/legis.html?open