| SB 0386 | Adds a tax on the sale of certain tobacco products to fund the Missouri Pharmaceutical Assistance Program |
| Sponsor: | Singleton | |||
| LR Number: | 0559S.05I | Fiscal Note: | 0559-05 | |
| Committee: | Ways and Means | |||
| Last Action: | 03/06/01 - Hearing Conducted S Ways & Means Committee | Journal page: | ||
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| Effective Date: | Referendum Clause | |||
SB 386 - This act adds a tax on the sale of certain tobacco products in order to fund the Missouri Pharmaceutical Assistance Program (MOPAP).
Currently, Section 149.065, RSMo, exempts certain collected taxes from deposit in the state treasury. New language adds MOPAP to the list of exemptions. A new section 149.084 creates a thirty cent tax on the sale of each cigar, package of cigarettes, or 1.2 ounce container of smokeless tobacco. The act also creates the "Missouri Pharmaceutical Assistance Fund" for the proceeds, which should be used to fund MOPAP and tobacco cessation, education, and treatment programs as defined by the Department of Health by rule, with consideration given to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nine elements of the comprehensive tobacco control program.
This act contains a referendum clause for the tax to be submitted to the voters.
Portions of this act are similar to SB 22 (2001).
ERIN MOTLEY