Placebo I was refering to the sen. bill not the house one.
I'm also curious about what happened. I take it that merging it into the budget makes it harder to stop? This might be some nuance about their procedural rules perhaps ... I'm not used to thinking of a budget as something that makes permanent statutory changes.
DrMA, there's a brief report from the local CBS station in toda's media roundup. Doesn't say much, except that the one comment from a state legislator wasn't terribly positive:
I'm also curious about what happened. I take it that merging it into the budget makes it harder to stop? This might be some nuance about their procedural rules perhaps ... I'm not used to thinking of a budget as something that makes permanent statutory changes.
DrMA, there's a brief report from the local CBS station in toda's media roundup. Doesn't say much, except that the one comment from a state legislator wasn't terribly positive:
One of the bill's sponsors, Rep. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, said the e-cigarettes should be taxed like a tobacco product because the vapors contain nicotine.
"This nicotine product is highly concentrated," said Carlyle, "It needs to be taxes in a parallel fashion, in my view, to traditional tobacco products, especially as it evolves towards young people."
Susie Tracy, with the Washington State Medical Association, supports the change in the tax structure, citing reports of increased use among middle and high school students.
Tracy told lawmakers there have not been any studies done looking at how much healthier e-cigarettes are compared to standard cigarettes.