Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB1049 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAX.
Report Title: Cigarette Tax; Increase
Description: Increases tax per cigarette to $ , $ , and $ on 9/30/2005, 6/30/2006, and 6/30/2007, respectively (amounting to $ , $ , and $ per pack of 20 cigarettes). Earmarks    %,    %, and    % of tax for general fund, DOH health promotion programs, and smoking cessation programs, respectively. Appropriates $6,100,000 from cigarette tax revenues for the University of Hawaii medical school, including research. (HD1)
Package: None
Companion:SB1236
Introducer(s): ARAKAKI, GREEN, LEE
Current Referral:HLT, FIN

Date Status Text
1/26/2005HPending introduction.
1/27/2005HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/31/2005HReferred to HLT, FIN, referral sheet 7
2/16/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 02-17-05 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329.
2/17/2005HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Green, Hale, Nishimoto, Sonson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Finnegan; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/17/2005HReported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 506) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
2/18/2005HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Pine, Stonebraker voting no and Representative(s) Moses, Souki, Takumi, Tanaka excused.
12/2/2005 10:34:05 AMDCarried over to 2006 Regular Session

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment