Amendment ID: S2202-14-R1

Redraft Amendment 14

Prevention and Wellness Trust

Mr. Cyr, Ms. Donoghue, Ms. Forry, Messrs. O'Connor, Moore, Hinds, Eldridge and Lewis, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Keenan, Ms. Friedman, Ms. Chang-Diaz,  Feeney, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Lesser and Ms. Creem move to amend the bill by inserting after section 46 the following section:-

“SECTION 46A. Subsection (b) of section 7B of chapter 64C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

In addition to the excise imposed by the first paragraph, an excise shall be imposed on fruit-flavored or other nontobacco-flavored cigars and smoking tobacco at the rate of 170 per cent of the wholesale price of such products. The excise shall be imposed on cigar distributors at the time the fruit-flavored or other nontobacco-flavored cigars or smoking tobacco are manufactured, purchased, imported, received or acquired in the commonwealth. The excise shall not be imposed on any such cigars or smoking tobacco that: (i) are exported from the commonwealth; or (ii) are not subject to taxation by the commonwealth pursuant to any federal law. The excise imposed pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited in the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund established under section 2G of chapter 111.”; and

in section 69, by inserting after the word “fund”, in line 894, the following words:- “including, but not limited to, revenue received under the second paragraph of section 7B of chapter 64C”.