Bill to tax vape sales introduced

Legislation was introduced Monday that would put a 15% retail tax on vape sales in Idaho.

The bill was printed with a 10-2 vote and is designed to start the discussion.

Representative John Gannon introduced the bill and says the tax proceeds will go to the millennium fund to be used for vaping education.

Because e-cigarette sellers are not licensed, there is little information about the number of their sales, so it is not known how much money would be raised.