SF 3512

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/25/2020 08:33am

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; cigarettes; establishing a tobacco prevention and cessation
account; dedicating revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2018, section 297F.10, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 297F.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tax and use tax on cigarettes.

Revenue received from cigarette taxes,
as well as related penalties, interest, license fees, and miscellaneous sources of revenue
shall be deposited by the commissioner in the state treasury and credited as follows:

(1) $22,250,000 each year must be credited to the Academic Health Center special
revenue fund hereby created and is annually appropriated to the Board of Regents at the
University of Minnesota for Academic Health Center funding at the University of Minnesota;
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(2) $3,937,000 each year must be credited to the medical education and research costs
account hereby created in the special revenue fund and is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of health for distribution under section 62J.692, subdivision 4; deleted text begin and
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(3) new text begin $15,000,000 each year must be credited to the tobacco prevention and cessation costs
account hereby created in the special revenue fund and is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of health for tobacco prevention and cessation projects and initiatives
consistent with the duties described in section 144.392, including but not limited to a public
communications program under section 144.393 and tobacco use prevention grants under
section 144.396; and
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new text begin (4) new text end the balance of the revenues derived from taxes, penalties, and interest (under this
chapter) and from license fees and miscellaneous sources of revenue shall be credited to
the general fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue received after June 30, 2020.
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