Time: 2023-03-06
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Nebraska lawmakers have proposed legislation Bill 584 that would impose an excise tax of 5 cents per milliliter of e-cigarette consumables, although the senator said she was working on an amendment to make the tax a percentage of the sale price, possibly 20%.
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, who said vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, introduced the bill to protect children from vaping despite several scientific studies showing otherwise. harm.
As of Jan. 1, Nebraska was one of 20 states that did not impose an excise tax on vaping products, according to the Urban Institute, Nebraska Public Radio reported.
All other nicotine-containing products must be subject to excise duty, Hughes said. For example, Nebraska has an excise tax of 64 cents per pack of cigarettes.
Earlier this year, Nebraska lawmakers proposed a law that would limit how local governments can regulate vaping devices.