RELATING TO CIGARETTE TAXES.

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Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the cigarette tax from sixteen cents to eighteen cents and amends the disposition of cigarette tax revenues by allocating the increase in the cigarette tax amount to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 22, 2025
Last action: Jan 22, 2025 — Pending Introduction.
Session: 2026
Momentum: 55 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 11%, measured from HI's completed sessions
Momentum +1 55/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 630 days quiet

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