HF 2341: Providing for an increase in the tax on cigarettes, and appropriating the additional revenue generated for cancer research and prevention

What it does

This bill provides for an increase in the tax on cigarettes and appropriates the increased amount of revenue generated for cancer research and prevention. The bill increases the tax on cigarettes from 6.8 cents to cents on each cigarette, or from $1.36 to $2.00 per pack of cigarettes. The bill provides that beginning July 1, 2024, the amount of revenue generated from the increase in the tax on cigarettes and deposited in the health care trust fund under Code section 435A.35A shall be appropriated to the department of health and human services for the purpose of cancer research and prevention.

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2024

• Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. John Forbes (D)
• Rep. Michael V. Sexton (R)

Lobbying · 4 for, 3 against

For: CAFE Iowa Citizen's Action Network (Clean Air for Everyone); Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Public Health Association

Against: Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates; Americans For Prosperity; RAI Service Co.

In plain words

1. February 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
2. February 20, 2024House subcommittee named: Harris, Forbes and Sexton