KY HB361 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 22 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-22 - signed by Governor (Acts Chapter 97)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #6) [MS Word]

Summary

Amend KRS 138.130 to define and redefine terms; amend KRS 138.140 to replace the tax imposed on wholesalers of moist snuff and other tobacco products with an excise tax on distributors for the privilege of selling tobacco products in this state, effective August 1, 2013; tax moist snuff at 19 cents per unit; tax loose-leaf chewing tobacco at 19 cents per single unit, 40 cents per half-pound unit, or 65 cents per pound unit, and an additional 19 cents for each increment of four ounces or more over 16 ounces; tax all tobacco products, except moist snuff and loose leaf chewing tobacco, at 15 percent of the manufacturer's sales price; amend KRS 138.195 to require a $500 license fee to be paid annually by each distributor and a $100 license fee to be paid annually by each retail distributor; allow distributors and retail distributors to retain 1% of the tax due for timely reporting and paying the tax; require monthly reporting by manufacturers of tobacco products; require distributor to report and pay the tax on a monthly basis; create a new section of KRS 138.130 to 138.205 to require manufacturers, distributors, retail distributors, and retailers to keep records for not less than four years; provide for the seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of contraband tobacco products and the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of personal property used in connection with the sale or possession of contraband tobacco products; reporting requirements EFFECTIVE July 1, 2013; seizure and forfeiture provisions EFFECTIVE January 1, 2014; remaining sections EFFECTIVE August 1, 2013.

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Title

AN ACT relating to the taxation of tobacco products.

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-22Housesigned by Governor (Acts Chapter 97)
2013-03-12Housedelivered to Governor
2013-03-12Houseenrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2013-03-12Housepassed 81-14
2013-03-12HouseHouse concurred in Senate Committee Substitute
2013-03-12Houseposted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
2013-03-12Housetaken from Rules
2013-03-11Houseto Rules (H)
2013-03-11Housereceived in House
2013-03-07Senatepassed 33-3 with Committee Substitute
2013-03-07Senatefloor amendment (1-title) withdrawn
2013-03-07Senatecommittee amendments (1-title) and (2) withdrawn
2013-03-07Senate3rd reading
2013-03-07Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 7, 2013
2013-03-06Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2013-03-05Senatefloor amendment (1-title) filed
2013-03-05Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendments (1-title) and (2)
2013-02-27Senateto Appropriations & Revenue (S)
2013-02-25Senatereceived in Senate
2013-02-22House3rd reading, passed 83-11 with Committee Substitute
2013-02-22Housetaken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2013-02-20Houseposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, February 22, 2013
2013-02-20House2nd reading, to Rules
2013-02-19Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2013-02-15Houseposted in committee
2013-02-14Houseto Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2013-02-13Houseintroduced in House

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