Tom Briant outlines upcoming bills at the state level.
Some 26 state legislatures have considered bills to raise the cigarette or tobacco product tax rate, but so far this year the bills have either died or failed in 10 states, including Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Tax bills in 16 other states are still pending and include Alabama, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
In CSD’s upcoming June tobacco issue, Tom Briant, executive director for the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) explains the latest tobacco legislative activity and regulatory initiatives taking place nationwide. Stay tuned for the more of the latest information on age restrictions and e-cig taxes at the state level to deeming regulations and what it all means for convenience stores.
