Analyst: MM Page 1 4/7/22
OFA Bill Analysis
sSB 399
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT TRUST
FUND AND THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SUMMARY:
The bill diverts twelve million annually of Tobacco Settlement
proceeds (revenue) from the General Fund to the Tobacco and Health
Trust Fund.
The bill also requires a seller or seller's agent or employee to request
that each person intending to purchase cigarettes or a tobacco product
present a driver's license or identity card to establish that such person is
twenty-one years of age or older.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2022
BACKGROUND
Tobacco Settlement Funds
Each year, the state receives approximately $120 million via the
Tobacco Settlement. Under current law, the entirety of those revenues
are deposited into the General Fund.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute 3/29/2022
Yea 49 Nay 0