Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05800 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 1542   	1 of 1 
  
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5800  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1542 
 
 
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND 
BONDING  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.  
 
 
 
AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON VAPOR PRODUCTS. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to impose a tax on vapor 1 
products at the same rate as cigarettes, with fifty per cent of the tax 2 
revenue from each such sale returned to the municipality where the 3 
sale was made, to be used for education and prevention programs and 4 
the installation of vapor detectors in school bathrooms. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To impose a tax on vapor products.