Taxes - As introduced, eliminates the 4 percent state sales tax on food for human consumption; increases the tax on cigarettes from three cents per cigarette to 8.35 cents per cigarette; increases the tax on other tobacco products from 6.6 percent to 17 percent of the wholesale cost price. - Amends TCA Title 67.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action Feb 7, 2023
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Total actions
4
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Committee
2
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bo Mitchell
DDemocratic
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