SF 743

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:09am

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; cigarettes; establishing a tobacco use prevention and cessation
account; dedicating revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2020, section 297F.10, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, 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;
and

(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; and

new text begin (3) $15,000,000 each year must be credited to the tobacco use prevention and cessation
account hereby created in the special revenue fund and is annually appropriated to the
commissioner of health for tobacco use prevention and cessation projects consistent with
the duties specified in section 144.392; a public information program under section 144.393;
the development of health promotion and health education materials about tobacco use
prevention and cessation; tobacco use prevention activities under section 144.396; and
statewide tobacco cessation services under section 144.397. In activities funded under this
clause, the commissioner of health must prioritize preventing youth use of commercial
tobacco and electronic delivery devices, must promote racial and health equity, and must
use strategies that are evidence-based or based on promising practices. For purposes of this
clause, "tobacco" and "electronic delivery device" have the meanings given in section
609.685, subdivision 1; and
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deleted text begin (3) deleted text end 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, 2021.
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