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Relating to cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, and including taxation of such products

Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingTaxes

Same legislation: HF 2523

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2022
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2523
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2523 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2523 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill changes the law so that nicotine and vapor products are now officially classified as tobacco products. This means these items will be subject to the same taxes and rules as traditional tobacco.1

Read the official explanation

This bill redefines alternative nicotine and vapor products as tobacco products, thereby making applicable to alternative nicotine and vapor products all provisions applicable to tobacco products including taxation of such products. The bill makes conforming changes throughout the Code to redefine these products.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 16, 2021. On February 8, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.216C§423.3§453A.1§453A.13§453A.2§453A.36§453A.36A§453A.39§453A.4§453A.42§453A.47A§453A.5

How the Code works3

Lobbying

12 for · 7 against · 10 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2307 Relating to cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapo…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 2633 Relating to cigarettes, tobacco, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapo…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.