Revision: March 26, 2009, midnight
HB 193-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
24Mar2009… 0823h
2009 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 193-FN
AN ACT establishing a fee for certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeJoie, Merr 11; Rep. Bartlett, Merr 11; Rep. Stetson, Merr 10; Rep. Weare, Rock 14; Rep. Bridle, Rock 15
This bill authorizes the department of safety to charge a fee for certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes and provides that the funds shall be used to support fire safety education.
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24Mar2009… 0823h
09-0346
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT establishing a fee for certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraphs; Certification of Reduced Ignition Propensity Cigarettes. Amend RSA 339-F:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraphs:
IV. If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to paragraph II, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette propensity standard under RSA 339-F:3, such cigarette shall not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards in RSA 339-F:3 and maintains records of the retesting as required by RSA 339:F-5. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard in RSA 339-F:4 shall not be sold in this state.
V. For each cigarette listed for certification a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to RSA 153:10-c.
VI. For each cigarette re-certified under this chapter a manufacturer shall pay a fee of $250 to the department of safety for deposit in the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d for the purpose of providing fire safety education pursuant to RSA 153:10-c.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.
LBAO
09-0346
12/18/08
HB 193-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing a fee for certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety states this bill may increase state restricted revenues by $275,000 in FY 2010 and FY 2011. The Department of Revenue Administration states this bill may decrease state revenue by an indeterminable amount in FY 2010 and each year thereafter. This bill would have no fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures, or county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety states this bill establishes a $250 fee for certification of reduced ignition propensity cigarettes. The Division of Fire Safety certified 1,100 brands and types of cigarettes in FY 2008. As certification is required every three years, all brands and types will be re-certified in FY 2011. The Division will bill the manufacturers $275,000 in FY 2010, when the legislation becomes effective, again in FY 2011 when the cigarettes are required to be re-certified, then every three years thereafter. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Fund revenue would increase by $275,000 for FY 2010 and 2011 (1,100 brands and types of cigarettes certified x $250 fee = $275,000).
The Department of Revenue Administration states they are unable to estimate any potential change to cigarette prices and sales as a result of this bill, as well as any corresponding decrease on tobacco tax revenue.