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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6488
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS,
ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR
PRODUCTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 4-28e of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2023): 3
(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, [2023] 2024, 4
annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall be made 5
as follows: (1) To the Tobacco and Health Trust Fund in an amount equal 6
to [twelve million] twenty-two million seven hundred thousand dollars; 7
and (2) the remainder to the General Fund. 8
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health 9
and Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Commissioners of 10
Consumer Protection, Revenue Services and Public Health, shall 11
convene a working group to evaluate the various licensure fees, 12
penalties and taxes related to the distribution and sale of cigarettes, 13
tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor 14
products in the state and advise the Departments of Mental Health and 15
Addiction Services, Consumer Protection, Revenue Services and Public 16
Health of any recommendations for increasing such fees, penalties and 17 Substitute Bill No. 6488
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taxes to discourage the use of such products and systems. Said 18
commissioners shall select the members of the working group, who 19
shall include, but need not be limited to, representatives of at least two 20
organizations that administer tobacco use cessation programs in the 21
state. 22
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioners of Mental 23
Health and Addiction Services, Consumer Protection, Revenue Services 24
and Public Health shall jointly report, in accordance with the provisions 25
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees 26
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 27
health and finance, revenue and bonding on the recommendations of 28
the working group. 29
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 4-28e(c)
Sec. 2 from passage New section
PH Joint Favorable Subst.
FIN Joint Favorable