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2000 SESSION
HB 1461 Sale, distribution or possession of bidis.
Introduced by: Thomas M. Bolvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Sale, distribution or possession of bidis. Increases the civil penalties imposed on an individual or separate retail establishment violating the current prohibition on the sale or distribution of tobacco products to minors, if the violation involves a bidi. A bidi is defined as a product containing tobacco that is wrapped in temburni leaf or tendu leaf, or any other product that is offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a bidi or beedie. The civil penalties increase as follows: (i) for a first violation, a mandatory $500; (ii) for a second violation, a mandatory $1,000; and (iii) for a third or subsequent violation, a mandatory $2,500.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 000265646 pdf
- 02/11/00 House: Printed as engrossed 000265646-E pdf
- 03/09/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1461ER) pdf
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 000265646
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/28/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 02/08/00 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/00 House: Read first time
- 02/10/00 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/11/00 House: Read second time
- 02/11/00 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/00 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/11/00 House: Printed as engrossed 000265646-E
- 02/12/00 House: Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/14/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/25/00 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1461ER)
- 03/14/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/14/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/15/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 883 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883)