H.B. No. 0067

Tobacco excise tax.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Revenue Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to taxation of tobacco; providing that moist snuff tobacco will be taxed based upon net weight; conforming related provisions; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/29/2008  Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H03

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/14/2009   H03 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Esquibel, K., Madden, Miller, Petersen, Semlek and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Edmonds and Goggles

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/14/2009   H Placed on General File

 

HB0067HW001/FAILED

Page 5-line 1           Delete "sixty cents ($0.60)" insert "ninety cents ($0.90)".

Page 5-line 11          Delete "sixty cents ($0.60)" insert "ninety cents ($0.90)". ZWONITZER, DN.,  HARVEY, JORGENSEN

 

1/15/2009   H Passed CoW

 

HB0067H2001/FAILED

Page 1-line 3           After "provisions;" insert "providing for annual increases in the tax;".

Page 1-line 11          Delete "and (f)" insert ", (f) and (g)".

Page 5-After line 18    Insert:

"(g)  On July 1, 2010, and annually each July 1 thereafter, the tax imposed by subsections (e) and (f) of this section shall be increased by a rate of three percent (3%), rounded to the nearest cent.".  EDMONDS, LANDON, PEDERSEN

 

HB0067H2002/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           After "provisions;" insert "requiring reports;".

Page 6-line 10          After "." insert "The department shall compile the information provided under this subparagraph with respect to moist snuff tobacco sales on an annual basis and shall report the information to the legislature every five (5) years beginning on July 1, 2014.".  EDMONDS

 

HB0067H2003/FAILED

Delete the Edmonds, et al, second reading amendment (HB0067H2001/A) entirely.

Further amend as follows:

Page 1-line 3           After "provisions;" insert "providing for annual increases in the tax;".

Page 1-line 11          Delete "and (f)" insert ", (f) and (g)".

Page 5-After line 18    Insert:

"(g)  On July 1, 2010, and annually each July 1 thereafter, the tax imposed by subsections (e) and (f) of this section shall be adjusted based on the Wyoming cost-of-living index as published by the division of economic analysis of the department of administration and information, for the preceding calendar year.".  HARSHMAN, BROWN, ZWONITZER, DV.

 

1/16/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

 

HB0067H3002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1           After"any" insert "moist".    ZWONITZER, DN.,

                        EDMONDS, MILLIN

 

1/19/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Barbuto, Berger, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Cannady, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Esquibel, K., Hallinan, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Moniz, Patton, Pedersen, Philp, Quarberg, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Bagby, Blake, Brechtel, Byrd, Carson, Connolly, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Jorgensen, Millin, Peasley, Petersen, Roscoe, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 37    Nays 23    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/26/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S03

1/29/2009   S03 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Larson and Perkins

Nays:  Senator(s) Martin and Schiffer

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2009   S Placed on General File

2/12/2009   S Passed CoW

 

HB0067S2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 2           After "upon" insert "a percentage of the price or".

Page 5-line 1           After "rate of" insert "the greater of twenty percent (20%) of the wholesale purchase price or".

Page 5-line 11          After "rate of" insert "the greater of ten percent (10%) of the retail price or".  SCOTT, SCHIFFER

 

2/13/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/17/2009   S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

HB0067S3001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the Scott Second Reading Amendment (HB0067S2001/AE) entirely.  PERKINS

 

HB0067S3002/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 1           Delete "sixty cents ($0.60)" insert "fifty cents ($0.50) until December 31, 2011 and seventy cents ($0.70) on and after January 1, 2012".

Page 5-line 11          Delete "sixty cents ($0.60)" insert "fifty cents ($0.50) until December 31, 2011 and seventy cents ($0.70) on and after January 1, 2012".  MEIER

 

HB0067S3003/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 2           Before "for" insert "until December 31, 2013 and thereafter an additional five cents ($0.05) on January 1 of each year".

Page 5-line 11          Before "for" insert "until December 31, 2013 and thereafter an additional five cents ($0.05) on January 1 of each year".  MEIER

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Hastert, Massie, Meier, Peterson, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Townsend

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Nicholas, Perkins, Ross, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 9    Nays 21    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/18/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Geis, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Martin, Meier, Schiffer, Scott and Townsend

Ayes 20    Nays 10    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/19/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0015

2/20/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0015

2/23/2009   S President Signed HEA No. 0015

2/25/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0015

2/25/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0043  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.