An Act To Prevent and Treat Cancer in Maine by Implementing Critical P0I1ions of the Comprehensive Cancer Program
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0919
Committee Amendment CA_A_H510 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §4401, 36 MRSA §4403

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 637, L.D. 919, Bill, "An Act To 
Prevent and Treat Cancer in Maine by Implementing Critical P0I1ions of the 
Comprehensive Cancer Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1 to 3 and insel1ing the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRS A §1554-A, sub-§l, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 
452, Pt. K, §5 and affected by Pt.X, §2, is amended to read: 
1. Prohibition. A person may not: 
A. 
Sell cigarettes except in the original sealed package in which they were placed 
by the manufacturer, which may not be smaller than 20 cigm:ettes per package; or 
B. 
Sell cigarettes in smaller quantities than placed in the package by the 
man ufacturer. 
For the purposes of this section, "cigarette" has the same meaning as in Title 36, section 
4361, subsection I-A. 
Sec. 2. 36 MRS A §4361, sub-§l-A, as amended by PL 1997; c. 458, §1, is 
repealed and the following enacted in its place: 
I-A. Cigarette. "Cigarette" means: 
A. A cigarette as defined in Section 5702 of the Code; or 
B. A little cigar. 
Sec. 3. 36 MRS A §4361, sub-§4-B is enacted to read: 
4-B. Little cigar. 
"Little cigar" means a roll of tobacco that is wrapped in a 
reconstituted tobacco sheet or any other substance, other than leaf tobacco, containing 
tobacco and that: 
A. Has a typical cigarette size and shape with a cellulose acetate or other cigarette~ 
type integrated filter; 
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B. 
Is marketed in a traditional cigarette-type package or a package that bears a 
product designation or tax classification specified in 27 Code of Federal Regulations, 
Section 40.214(c); or 
C. Has a filIer that consists primarily of flue-cured, burley, oriental or unfermented 
tobacco or any other material that yields the smoking characteristics of those 
tobaccos. 
Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §4401, sub-§l-A is enacted to read: 
I-A. Cigar. "Cigar" means a tobacco product that consists of: 
A. A roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco; or 
B. A roll of tobacco wrapped in a substance other than leaf tobacco and that is not· 
defined as a cigarette under section 4361, subsection I-A. 
Sec. 5. 36 MRSA §4401, sub-§6-A is enacted to read: 
6-A. 
Roll-your-own tobacco. 
"RolI-your-own-tobacco" means loose or other 
tobacco suitable for making cigarettes. 
Sec. 6. 36 MRSA §4403, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2005, c. 627, §8, is fUlther 
amended to read: 
2. Other tobacco. A tax is imposed on cigars, pipe tobacco and other tobacco 
intended for smoking, other than roll-your-own tobacco, at the rate of 20% of the 
wholesale sales price beginning October I, 2005. 
Sec. 7. 36 MRS A §4403, sub-§2-A is enacted to read: 
2-A. Roll-yoUl'-own tobacco. A tax is imposed on roll-your-own tobacco at the rate 
of 100 mills for each 0.036 of an ounce beginning October 1,2009.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 5 and inselting the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DRS) 
Comprehensive Cancer Screening, Detection and Prevention Fund Z054 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for comprehensive cancer screening. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
$2,000,000 
$2,000,000 
Sec. 6. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1,2009.' 
2010-11 
$2,500,000 
$2,500,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT'A "to H.P. 637, L.D. 919 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides funding for the implementation of a comprehensive 
screening, detection and prevention program by taxing little cigars as cigarettes and 
increasing the rate of tax on roll-your-own tobacco to 100 mills for each 0.036 of an 
ounce. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/3 1/09 ;:Idac.. 
124thMAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD919 
LR 1256(02) 
An Act To Prevent and Treat Cancer in Maine by Implementing Critical Portions of the 
Comprehensive Cancer Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" 
Committee: Taxation 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
($429,837) 
$2,000,000 
$2,429,837 
$5,799 
2010-11 
($1,630,725) 
$2,500,000 
$4,130,725 
$9,859 
Projections 
2011-12 
($1,713,339) 
$2,500,000 
$4,213,339 
$10,056 
Projections 
2012-13 
($1,797,605) 
$2,500,000 
$4,297,605 
$10,257 
Pravides an apprapriatian af $2,000,000 in 2009-10 and $2,500,000 in 2010-11 far the Camprehensive Cancer 
Screening, Detectian and Preventian Fund in the Depaliment afHealth and Human Services to. fund camprehensive 
cancer screening. The bill also. assumes an increase in General Fund revenue af $2,429,837 in FY 2009-10 and 
$4,130,725 in FY 2010-11 fram requiring little cigars to. be taxed as cigarettes and increases the rate af tax an 1'0.11-
yaur-awn tabacca; This additianal tax will also. increase Lacal Gavernment Fund revenue by $5,799 in FY 2009-10 
and $9,859 in FY 2010-11. 
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