2010-03-24                     House Journal                      Page 1851
HB 188                                                                                                                        
The Health & Social Services Committee considered:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                

2010-03-24                     House Journal                      Page 1852
    HOUSE BILL NO. 188                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the taxation of moist snuff tobacco, and                                                                
    amending the definition of 'tobacco product' in provisions levying                                                          
    an excise tax on those products."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 188(HSS)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the taxation of moist snuff tobacco, including                                                          
    spitless moist snuff tobacco; including different types of moist                                                            
    snuff tobacco in the definition of 'tobacco product' in provisions                                                          
    levying an excise tax on those products; relating to licensing for                                                          
    and taxation of tobacco products, including tobacco products                                                                
    imported for personal use and consumption; relating to the deposit                                                          
    of revenue from the taxation of moist snuff tobacco into the                                                                
    tobacco use education and cessation fund; defining 'moist snuff                                                             
    tobacco'; relating to the business license endorsement for the sale                                                         
    of tobacco products; relating to the offense of selling tobacco to a                                                        
    minor; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Herron and Keller, Co-                                                                 
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Herron                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Keller                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amend (5):  Holmes, Lynn, T. Wilson, Seaton, Cissna                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 188(HSS):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Revenue                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 188 was referred to the Labor & Commerce Committee.