Louisiana Cigarette Tax Increase Amendment (2015)
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The Louisiana Cigarette Tax Increase Amendment was not on the October 24, 2015 ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have increased the tax on cigarettes by 5.9 cents per cigarette or $1.80 per pack of 20 cigarettes.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot text was:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to levy an additional tax equal to $1.18 per pack of 20 cigarettes? (January 1, 2016) (Adds Article VII, Section 4.2)[2] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article VII, Louisiana Constitution
The proposed amendment would have added a Section 4.2 to Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana. The following text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
Section 4.2. Imposition of tax. In addition to the tax levied in R.S. 47:841, there is hereby levied an additional tax equal to five and eighteen-twentieths of one cent per cigarette upon the sale, use, consumption, handling, or distribution of all cigarettes as defined by law within the state of Louisiana.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment needed to be approved through a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to be placed on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Legislature, "House Bill 77," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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