Republican Rep. Jon Nelson of Rugby is pushing a bill that would raise state cigarette tax from 44 cents to $1.52 a pack. Taxes on snuff would go from 60 cents to $2.72.
Nelson says the bill could save lives.
The House Finance and Taxation Committee voted 12 to 2 to give the bill a do-not-pass recommendation. The full House will decide later this week.
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