HB 3A (2009) -  Cigarette User Fees

by Waldman (CO-SPONSORS) Brisé; Rehwinkel Vasilinda; Schwartz
Replaces all references to cigarette tax in ch. 210 with cigarette user fee; increases amount of cigarette user fee; requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to monthly certify to CFO amount of net collections derived from cigarette user fee; requires division to credit specific percent of total base allocation to specified trust funds, entities, & medical programs; requires amounts credited or transferred from Cigarette Tax Collection Trust Fund to be adjusted in proportion to corresponding reference year allocation; provides formula for calculating maximum total supplemental allocation; specifies requirements for use of funds for cancer facilities & research conducted on tobacco-related illnesses; increases amount of funds allocated to Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease; extends specified expiration dates; specifies requirements to expand cancer research & treatment; requires program grants for recruitment of cancer researchers & research teams to institutions, operational start-up grants for newly recruited researchers & research teams, & fixed capital outlay expenditures; extends specified expiration dates; requires DOH to report to Governor & Legislature estimate of financial impact of tobacco use & related illnesses on economy & taxpayers.
Effective Date: July 1, 2009
Last Event: Died, introduction refused on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 2:59 PM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died, introduction refused Time: 01/14/2009 - 2:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Introduction refused Time: 01/05/2009 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/04/2009 - 2:53 PM Member: Waldman Committee: Version: __