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9 May 30, 1990 TO: Roger Mozingo FROM: Joe Murray, SUBJECT: Weekly Report (REGION II) Winston-Salem, N.C. 27102 919-741-5000 EXCISE TAXES e The Lt. Governor of SOUTH CAROLINA ruled that a senate amendment to increase the cigarette excise tax by 5e,, (from 7(,' to 12(1,) was out of order. This ruling eliminated the last potential cigarette tax bill in SOUTH CAROLINA for 1990. INITIATIVES • Proponents of an initiative to increase the COLORADO cigarette excise tax by 25~: (from 20(~, to 45(~) are planning to appeal an Administrative Law Judge's - --- - - ruling. The ruling upheld the Secretary of State's determination that proponents failed to collect enough valid signatures for the proposal to be on the November ballot. SPECIAL SESSION • The MONTANA legislature completed its special session without enacting any measure impacting the tobacco industry. SMOKING RESTRICTIONS • Twelve bills have been introduced in the DELAWARE House by anti-smoking activists. The bills are intended to reduce the number of youung people who smoke and pro- posals range from raising the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to increasing the cigarette excise tax by 50 (from 140 to 190). The DELAWARE legislature will conclude its 1990 session on June 30. "We work for smokers.' .p tn

KEY ISSUES 1) DELAWARE Legislation 2) SOUTH CAROLINA Legislation 3) Initiatives JSM:vs cc: Larry Bewley Don Foreman Hurst Marshall Jim O'Malley Herb Osmon Ben Ruffin Pat Shore Henry Stokes Kent Wold