TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED BY ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL; AND TO CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL PERMITS INTO A SINGLE PERMIT UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977.

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: SB494 Bill Subtitle: TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED BY ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL; AND TO CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL PERMITS INTO A SINGLE PERMIT UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Sen. Bryant and Rep. Eaton Basic Change: SB494 consolidates three manufacturing permits issued by Arkansas Tobacco Control of the Department of Finance and Administration (ATC) into a single permit. Specifically, the bill removes language referring to a Manufacturer Cigarette Only Permit and a Manufacturer Vapor Product and E-liquid Product Only Permit, which each had a fee of $500. Those permits are now consolidated into a Manufacturer Tobacco Products, Vapor Products, Alternative Nicotine Products, or E-liquid Products Only Permit, for a single fee of $500. SB492 also repeals language referring to an all-inclusive Vapor Product and E-liquid Product Exclusive Permit that allowed its holder to act as a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer. Fiscal Impact: SB494 does not affect the existing annual privile