Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05894 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/18/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5894
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2245
 *02245*
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5894 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2245

*02245*

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING 

Introduced by:

REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND AND MONEYS RECEIVED FROM TOBACCO TAXES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

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.

Statement of Purpose: 

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.