BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2191: Tax rate on tobacco products

Revising taxation of other tobacco products.

Summary

Reduces the tobacco products tax rate from 129.4 percent to 75 percent of wholesale price.
Caps tax on large cigars at 50 cents per cigar.
Makes the Liquor Control Board the enforcement authority for the tobacco products tax.
Adds some enforcement provisions to the tobacco products tax law.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2191), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to establishing the tax rate on other tobacco products at a level that will provide for collection of the most overall tax revenue;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2191 (2019–20) Family & med. leave/coverage · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2191 (2017–18) Budget stabilization approps · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2191 (2015–16) Homeless student program · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2191 (2013–14) Child care facilities · Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2014
HB 2191 (2011–12) Police dogs · Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 2012
HB 2191 (2009–10) Tacoma Narrows toll account · Did not pass · died in committee