Bills › 91st General Assembly
Increasing the tax on cigarettes
Sponsored by Rep. Ken Croken (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 30, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who buy cigarettes would pay more because the tax on each cigarette is increasing. The cost of a standard pack of 20 cigarettes would go up from $1.36 to $2.86. This change also raises the tax on loose tobacco products used in certain vending machines.1
Read the official explanation
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.