Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2796: An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes
Status: In committee, April 30, 2026
An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes.
From the introduced text, April 30, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5533YH (1) jm/jh H.F. 2796 Section 1. Section 453A.6, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. There is imposed, and shall be collected and paid to the department, a tax on all cigarettes used or otherwise disposed of in this state for any purpose equal to six fourteen and eight-tenths three-tenths cents on each cigarette. Sec. 2. Section 453A.6, subsection 8, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. Pay directly to the department, in lieu of the tax under subsection 1, a tax equal to three and six six and forty-three hundredths cents on each cigarette dispensed from such machine. Payments made under this paragraph shall be remitted to the department electronically. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill increases the cigarette tax from 6.8 cents per cigarette to 14.3 cents per cigarette. The overall tax on a pack of cigarettes (20 cigarettes) goes from $1.36 to $2.86. The bill also raises the tax on loose tobacco products inserted into a vending machine from which assembled cigarettes are dispensed. The tax is increased …
Sponsors
- Ken Croken (D, 97) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1048 .
Subjects: taxation, cigarette taxes, cigarettes
Common questions
- What is HF2796?
- HF2796 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes.
- What does HF2796 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act increasing the tax on cigarettes.
- What is the status of HF2796?
- In committee as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 1048 . (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2796?
- Ken Croken (D, 97).
- Where is the official record for HF2796?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2796&ga=91
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