Cigars; TAX to collect data on number sold with sales price equal or greater than $1.50, report.
Summary
Department of Taxation; tobacco products tax; cigars; report. Directs the Department of Taxation to update its form TT-8, Virginia Tobacco Products Tax Return (OTP), to begin collecting data on the number of cigars sold in the Commonwealth at a sales price equal to or greater than $1.50 as a distinct category from all other cigars. The bill directs the Department to update such form or devise another appropriate method for data collection as soon as practicable and provide a report of the data so collected and estimated fiscal impacts of adopting a cap of 30 cents ($0.30) per cigar or another rate on the tobacco products tax imposed on this category of cigars to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than January 15, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 30, 2024
Last action Feb 11, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
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Finance Substitute
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from its original introduction to a House substitute version, changing the focus from amending tobacco tax rates to directing the Department of Taxation to collect specific data on cigar sales. The substitute version removes the substantive tax provisions entirely and instead focuses on data collection requirements for premium cigars.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from amending tobacco tax rates and definitions to solely requiring data collection on cigar sales pricing.
REQUIREMENT
Removed all substantive tax provisions including tax rates on moist snuff, loose leaf tobacco, and cigars that were in the original bill.
Changed the data collection requirement from tracking 'premium cigars' (defined by 21 C.F.R. § 1114.3) to tracking cigars sold at a sales price of $1.50 or greater.
TIMELINE
Extended the deadline for the Department to submit data collection report from December 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026.
SCOPE
Added a new title identifying this as an 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute' proposed by the House Committee on Finance.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Jan 28, 2025
How they voted
99–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Jan 28, 2025
D
Democratic51
100% Yea
R
Republican49
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Dec 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lee Ware
RRepublican
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