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• Introduced by Rep. Greg Stumbo (D) on January 8, 2009, to increase excise taxes per pack on cigarettes by 30 cents, and double the wholesale taxation other tobacco products. The bill also requires a floor stock tax on cigarettes, other tobacco products, or snuff inventory at 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2009. The bill also removes the exemption for sales and use tax purposes from the gross receipts derived from the sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages not consumed on the premises. The bill will become Kentucky law immediately upon approval by the Governor.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on January 9, 2009.
    • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 9, 2009.
      • Referred to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on February 9, 2009.
        • Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 10, 2009.
          • Substitute offered in the House on February 10, 2009, to increase excise taxes per pack on cigarettes by 30 cents, and double the wholesale taxation other tobacco products. The substitute also requires a floor stock tax on cigarettes, other tobacco products, or snuff inventory at 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2009. The substitute also removes the exemption for sales and use tax purposes from the gross receipts derived from the sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages not consumed on the premises. The substitute also would make this bill Kentucky law immediately upon approval by the Governor. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on February 10, 2009.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Rick Rand (D) on February 10, 2009, to change to title of the bill to read "AN ACT relating to taxation and declaring an emergency". The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 10, 2009.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Eddie Ballard (D) on February 10, 2009, to prohibit any new tax or surtax on the retail sale of cigarettes, cigarette papers, other tobacco products, snuff, beer, wine, or distilled spirits for a ten year period.
            • Withdrawn in the Senate on February 13, 2009.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Scott W. Brinkman (R) on February 10, 2009, eliminate imposition of sales tax on alcoholic beverages from April 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Tommy Thompson (D) on February 10, 2009, to include within the definition of "other tobacco products" both dry and moist snuff and to remove the provision to tax snuff at 9 1/2 cents per unit.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D) on February 10, 2009, to continue to exempt distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages consumed off premises from the sales and use tax and increase the sales tax and use rate to 7% beginning on May 1, 2009. The amendment also would create a state earned income tax credit.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Sal Santoro (R) on February 11, 2009, to eliminate prevailing wage requirements on K-12 and postsecondary education projects from April 1, 2009 to March 30, 2011.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Addia Wuchner (R) on February 11, 2009, to create a legislative efficiency and accountability task force.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Addia Wuchner (R) on February 11, 2009, to eliminate prevailing wage requirements on K-12 and postsecondary education projects from April 1, 2009 to March 30, 2011.
          • Amendment offered by Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington (R) on February 11, 2009, to give fifty percent of the revenues generated from the increase in cigarette tax to the Department of Education and fifty percent to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
• Passed in the House (66 to 34) on February 11, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 11, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee on February 11, 2009.
    • Reported to the Senate Rules Committee on February 12, 2009.
    • Amendment offered by Sen. Kathy W. Stein (D) on February 12, 2009, to impose a 96 cent surtax on each pack of cigarettes, a 70 cent floor stock tax on cigarettes, and keep the sales tax exemption for alcohol sales in place.
• Passed in the Senate (24 to 12) on February 13, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Steve Beshear on February 13, 2009.