91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2796: Increasing the tax on cigarettes
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill increases the cigarette tax from 6.8 cents per cigarette to 14.3 cents per cigarette. The overall tax on a pack of cigarettes (20 cigarettes) goes from $1.36 to $2.86. The bill also raises the tax on loose tobacco products inserted into a vending machine from which assembled cigarettes are dispensed. The tax is increased from 3.06 cents on each cigarette dispensed from the vending machine to 6.43 cents.
Sponsors
Rep. Ken Croken (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- April 30, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2796