Alex Padilla
- Democratic
Author
The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law, the violation of which is a crime, imposes a tax on every distributor of cigarettes and tobacco products at specified rates, including additional taxes imposed under the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 (Proposition 99) and the California Families and Children Act of 1998 (Proposition 10) . A provision of that law imposes a tax upon the distribution of tobacco products at a tax rate which is equivalent to the combined rate of all taxes imposed on cigarettes, which is deposited in specified accounts. This bill would, commencing on or after the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 90 days on or after the effective date of the bill, impose an additional tax on the distribution of cigarettes at the rate of ($0.075) or 75 mills for each cigarette distributed, and would require a dealer or wholesaler to file a return with the State Board of Equalization showing the number of cigarettes in his or her possession or under his or her control on that date, as specified. Because the bill would impose an additional tax on cigarettes under the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law, it would increase the tax upon the distribution of tobacco products under that law. The bill would provide that the revenues collected from the additional tax would be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for certain purposes. The bill would require funds to be transferred from the fund to the California Children and Families First Trust Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, the Hospital Services Account, the Physician Services Account, the Unallocated Account of the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund, the Public Resources Account, and the Breast Cancer Fund, as necessary to offset revenue decreases to those accounts directly resulting from imposition of additional taxes by these provisions. Because this bill would require funds to be transferred to a continuously appropriated fund, it would make an appropriation. This bill would result in a change in state taxes for the purpose of increasing state revenues within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 23 of the membership of each house of the Legislature. Because this bill would impose new requirements under the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law, the violation of which is a crime, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 5. Page 2079.) Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Placed on APPR suspense file.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 1954.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing August 27 in APPR pending receipt.
Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 1906.)
Placed on REV. & TAX. suspense file.
Set for hearing July 8.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX. (Ayes 6. Noes 3. Page 1362.) Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing June 17.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing June 10.
Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
Set for hearing April 15.
To Coms. on HEALTH and REV. & TAX.
Read first time.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB600 | HTML |
| 02/27/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/09/09 - Amended Senate |
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