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HB0230 • 2005

Malt beverage tax.

AN ACT relating to the malt beverage excise tax; increasing the malt beverage excise tax; providing for distribution of the malt beverage tax as specified; providing for a report; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

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Sponsor
Representative Warren
Last action
2005-03-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2005-03-02 House

    H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)

  2. 2005-01-18 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2005-01-17 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2005-01-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0380

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0230

Malt beverage tax.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Warren

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the malt beverage excise tax; increasing the malt beverage excise tax; providing for distribution of the malt beverage tax as specified; providing for a report; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 12
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302(a) and by creating a new subsection (c) and 12
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101 by creating a new subsection (f) are amended to read:

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302.

Collection of excise taxes; disposition of revenue and fees.

(a)

Except as provided in this section, t
he commission shall collect all excise taxes provided by this title relating to alcoholic and malt beverages for deposit into the general fund.

(c)

The excise taxes collected by the commission under W.S. 12
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101(f) shall be transferred to the state treasurer who shall:

(i)

Deposit the tax into the general fund to the credit of the department of health to reimburse acute care hospitals and health care providers for unreimbursed trauma care as provided in 05 Senate File 0077, if that bill is enacted into law;

(ii)

If the program specified in paragraph (i) of this subsection is not authorized or is no longer functioning, deposit the tax into the general fund to the credit of the department of health, substance abuse division, for assessment and treatment of substance use and abuse. If the department of health receives any funds under this paragraph, the department shall report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee no later than December 1, 2006, providing information with respect to amounts spent under this paragraph and measurable evidence of the department's effectiveness in addressing substance abuse with the funds spent.

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101.

Excise tax to be paid; limitation on liquor or malt beverage importation; penalties.

(f)

On and after July 1, 2005, in addition to the excise tax on malt beverages assessed under subsection (a) of this section, an excise tax of one and one-half cent ($.015) per liter (33.8 ounces) or fraction thereof on malt beverages is assessed and shall be collected by the commission.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

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