General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5148
February Session, 2020 LCO No. 973
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE FUNDING OF SMOKING PREVENTION
EFFORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That chapters 214 and 214a of the general statutes be amended to
2 require that a portion of the revenue collected through the cigarette and
3 tobacco products taxes be used to fund smoking prevention efforts and
4 that the state budget be amended for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021,
5 to increase appropriations for such purpose in an amount equal to such
6 portion.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent smoking.
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