Expired 3¢ beer tax to be replaced with 1¢ tax tomorrow

The state's excise tax on retail beer returns tomorrow after its recent July 1 expiration. The previous 3% tax will be replaced with a 1% tax that is expected to raise about $3M annually for programs to help abused and neglected children. This excise tax is in addition to the 6% state sales tax (and any other local taxes). Here's the Associated Press article from Andrew DeMillo.

The article goes on to discuss some of the other laws that take effect tomorrow. Legislation with no specific effective date and no emergency clause that go into effect 90 days after the General Assembly adjourns. We formally adjourned May 1.