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HB0130

Wyoming Cigarette Tax Increase

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In one sentence

This bill proposed adding a five-cent tax to cigarettes in Wyoming and directing the new revenue to health and Medicaid programs, but it did not pass.

What it does

  • Adds a five-cent excise tax to the sale of each cigarette by wholesalers.
  • Adds a five-cent excise tax to the use or storage of cigarettes in Wyoming if the sales tax was not paid.
  • Directs the first four million dollars of the new tax revenue annually to the Department of Health for comprehensive tobacco prevention, cessation, and treatment programs.
  • Directs the remaining new tax revenue to the Department of Health for the Medicaid program.
  • Sets the effective date for these changes as July 1, 2014.

Who it affects

  • Wholesalers who sell cigarettes in Wyoming.
  • Consumers who use or store cigarettes in Wyoming.
  • The Wyoming Department of Health.
  • The Medicaid program in Wyoming.

Limits and unknowns

  • This bill did not pass and did not become law.
  • The bill text does not explain how the tax would be collected day-to-day.
  • The bill does not state how much total money the state would collect from this tax.

Plain language

Terms to know

Excise tax
A tax added to the price of specific goods, like cigarettes, when they are sold.
Wholesaler
A business that buys large amounts of goods and sells them to other businesses or stores.
Medicaid
A government program that helps pay for medical care for people with low income.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:32 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because smokers will cross borders to buy cheaper cigarettes and other goods, causing revenue losses that are not accounted for in the fiscal note.

Public statementFloor statement at 3:23:14 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to generate additional revenue for fighting tobacco-related issues and funding cessation programs.

Public statementFloor statement at 3:23:56 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 20-40-0-0-02014-02-13 · House20 yes 40 no
Yes
20
No
40
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 20

Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David H BlevinsH25Dn.Elaine HarveyH26Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Kathleen DavisonH18Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark H BakerH48Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Thomas A LockhartH57W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 40

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO