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HB 290 · 2025 · House · Ways and Means Committee

Higher taxes on cigarettes and vapes

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increasing the taxes on cigarettes and electronic cigarettes and establishing a committee to study taxes on tobacco and other nicotine products.

Increases the taxes on cigarettes and electronic cigarettes and establishes a committee to study taxation of tobacco and other nicotine products.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — indefinitely postponed · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill increases the taxes on cigarettes and electronic cigarettes and establishes a committee to study taxes on tobacco and other nicotine products.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Jerry StringhamDPrime

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

50% support33% oppose17% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The excessive taxes increases proposed is clearly an attempt to police the behavior of the electorate. It will egregiously penalize the poorest among us and has the potential to negatively impact commercial tourism in NH.…”
— Teresa Brooks, Manchesteropposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2210:00 amHouse Ways and MeansLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1910:15 amHouse Ways and MeansLOB 201Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 13
  2. Jan 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  3. Feb 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/19/2025 10:15 am LOB 201
  4. Feb 21, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:15 am LOB 203
  5. Feb 19, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 11-8; RC)
  6. Feb 26, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseIndefinitely Postpone (Rep. Sweeney): MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 93

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.