46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2003

RELATING TO TAXATION; INCREASING THE RATE OF THE CIGARETTE TAX; MODIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS OF CIGARETTE TAX REVENUE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 7-1-6.11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 211, Section 16, as amended) is amended to read:

"7-1-6.11. DISTRIBUTIONS OF CIGARETTE TAXES.--

A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the county and municipality recreational fund in an amount equal to [four and three-quarters] one and forty-seven hundredths percent of the net receipts, exclusive of penalties and interest, attributable to the cigarette tax.

B. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the county and municipal cigarette tax fund in an amount equal to [nine and one-half] two and ninety-five hundredths percent of the net receipts, exclusive of penalties and interest, attributable to the cigarette tax.

C. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the cancer research and treatment center at the university of New Mexico [school of medicine] health sciences center in an amount equal to [four and three-quarters] ten and sixty-six hundredths percent of the net receipts, exclusive of penalties and interest, attributable to the cigarette tax; provided that twenty-one and one-half percent of the distribution pursuant to this subsection shall be used for genomic research.

D. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to the New Mexico finance authority in an amount equal to [seven and one-eighth] nine and one-tenth percent of the net receipts, exclusive of penalties and interest, attributable to the cigarette tax; provided that seventy-five and seven-tenths percent of the distribution pursuant to this subsection shall be used for expansion of the university of New Mexico hospital."

Section 2. Section 7-12-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1971, Chapter 77, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read:

"7-12-3. EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES--RATES.--

A. For the privilege of selling, giving or consuming cigarettes in New Mexico, there is levied an excise tax at the rate of [one and five hundredths cents ($.0105)] four and five hundredths cents ($.0405) for each cigarette sold, given or consumed in this state.

B. The tax imposed by this section shall be referred to as the "cigarette tax"."

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--

A. The effective date of the provisions of Section 2 of this act is July 1, 2003.

B. The effective date of the provisions of Section 1 of this act is August 1, 2003.