Senate President Gary Stevens' bill seeks to impose the first-ever statewide tax on e-cigarette products. (via AlaskaBeacon)
California resident Jeremy Wong smokes an e-cigarette in 2018. Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens has introduced a new bill to tax and limit e-cigarette sales, making some changes after a similar bill was passed last year but vetoed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Stevens, in a statement, said the bill is needed to counter a trend in the state of rising e-cigarette use, also known as vaping. He pointed to results from the most recent state tobacco report, which was released in December by the state Department of Health. The Alaska Tobacco Facts Update said that while youth smoking has dropped dramatically since the 1990s, has increased so much that it nearly offsets the decline in smoking.
The Legislature passed the bill he sponsored on the same subject last year by wide margins in both chambers. It would have imposed a 35% tax on the wholesale price of e-cigarette products.Stevens’ statement said taxes are effective at reducing tobacco use, both by discouraging youths to take up the habit and helping give adults incentives to quit.
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