http://blog.casaa.org/2013/03/call-to-action-minnesota-bill-to-impose.html
Minnesota: 95% Wholesale Tax on E-Cigarettes, Smokeless tobacco, and Dissolvable tobacco Products (HF 91 / HF 509 / SF 144 / SF 209)
In 2010, while e-cigarette advocates were busy fighting proposed bans on the sale of e-cigarettes, the Minnesota State Legislature quietly amended their tobacco tax statutes. The definition of "tobacco product" was changed so as to encompass any nicotine-containing product that is derived from tobacco. As of August of 2010, there has been a tax of 70% applied to the wholesale price of e-cigarettes with nicotine, as well as smokeless tobacco and dissolvable tobacco.
Minnesota is the only state in the United States to tax e-cigarette sales [for more details on the 2010 bill, see this ECF post].
HF 91, HF 509, SF 144, and SF 209 are all currently awaiting hearings before the House Committee on Taxes (HF 91), the House Committee on Health and Human Services Finance (HF 509), and the Senate Committee on Taxes (SF 144 and 209). If you are from the Minnesota area and think you could attend and testify at a legislative hearing on this subject, please e-mail us at board@casaa.org. In the meantime, the collective action of all vapers is needed to stop these tax increases.
House Bill 91 (HF 91): [full text] [legislative tracking]
House Bill 91 (HF 509): [full text] [legislative tracking]
Senate Bill 144 (SF 144): [full text] [legislative tracking]
Senate Bill (SF 209): [full text] [legislative tracking]
If enacted, any of these 4 bills would:
Increase the tax on "tobacco products" like e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and dissolvable tobacco to 95% wholesale price.* That represents a 36% increase from the already excessive 70% wholesale tax imposed under the 2010 bill.
* This Call to Action previously indicated that the proposed tax was 110%. It's actually 95%.
Minnesota: 95% Wholesale Tax on E-Cigarettes, Smokeless tobacco, and Dissolvable tobacco Products (HF 91 / HF 509 / SF 144 / SF 209)
In 2010, while e-cigarette advocates were busy fighting proposed bans on the sale of e-cigarettes, the Minnesota State Legislature quietly amended their tobacco tax statutes. The definition of "tobacco product" was changed so as to encompass any nicotine-containing product that is derived from tobacco. As of August of 2010, there has been a tax of 70% applied to the wholesale price of e-cigarettes with nicotine, as well as smokeless tobacco and dissolvable tobacco.
Minnesota is the only state in the United States to tax e-cigarette sales [for more details on the 2010 bill, see this ECF post].
HF 91, HF 509, SF 144, and SF 209 are all currently awaiting hearings before the House Committee on Taxes (HF 91), the House Committee on Health and Human Services Finance (HF 509), and the Senate Committee on Taxes (SF 144 and 209). If you are from the Minnesota area and think you could attend and testify at a legislative hearing on this subject, please e-mail us at board@casaa.org. In the meantime, the collective action of all vapers is needed to stop these tax increases.
House Bill 91 (HF 91): [full text] [legislative tracking]
House Bill 91 (HF 509): [full text] [legislative tracking]
Senate Bill 144 (SF 144): [full text] [legislative tracking]
Senate Bill (SF 209): [full text] [legislative tracking]
If enacted, any of these 4 bills would:
Increase the tax on "tobacco products" like e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and dissolvable tobacco to 95% wholesale price.* That represents a 36% increase from the already excessive 70% wholesale tax imposed under the 2010 bill.
* This Call to Action previously indicated that the proposed tax was 110%. It's actually 95%.
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