Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05894 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5894
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2245
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44 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
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66 REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5894
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 2245
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1818 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND AND MONEYS RECEIVED FROM TOBACCO TAXES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That section 4-28e of the general statutes be amended to require thirty-three per cent of the total amount on deposit in the Tobacco Settlement Fund and the amount received by the state from taxes on tobacco products be disbursed to programs that (1) relate to tobacco education, prevention and cessation, (2) promote pulmonary health, (3) reduce the incidents of asthma, and (4) expand access to health care for uninsured persons.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To ensure that a percentage of state funds in the Tobacco Settlement Fund and moneys derived from taxes on tobacco products are allocated to programs that ameliorate the ill effects of tobacco products.