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2003 SESSION

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SB 956 Sales of cigarettes; penalties.

Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Sales of cigarettes; penalties. Revises and graduates penalties for the illegal use of Virginia cigarette revenue stamps. The bill allows seizure and forfeiture of counterfeit cigarettes, stamps and related equipment and property and authorizes enforcement of the provisions by the Attorney General. The bill also imposes requirements for delivery sales to consumers. The requirements relate to minimum age verification, disclosure, shipping, registration and reporting and tax collection. The Attorney General is authorized to enforce the delivery sale requirements, and the penalties are fines, forfeitures and, if the violation is made knowingly, civil penalties of up to $50,000.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 039049540  pdf | impact statements
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 031841540-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 031841540-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/18/03  House: Committee substitute printed 031863540-H1  pdf
• 02/27/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB956ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/02/03  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB956ER2)  pdf
• 04/03/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1010)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/08/03  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 039049540
• 01/08/03  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/21/03  Senate: Pursuant to S.Rule 20(j),rereferred by Fin. (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/03  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/29/03  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
• 02/02/03  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: Committee substitute printed 031841540-S1
• 02/03/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/03  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 031841540-S1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/04/03  Senate: Amendments by Sen. Stosch agreed to
• 02/04/03  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee sub. w/amds.031841540-ES1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Printed as engrossed 031841540-ES1
• 02/04/03  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/03  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/05/03  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/05/03  House: Read first time
• 02/05/03  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/10/03  House: Reported from Finance with sub (20-Y 2-N)
• 02/10/03  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/17/03  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
• 02/18/03  House: Committee substitute printed 031863540-H1
• 02/18/03  House: Read second time
• 02/19/03  House: Read third time
• 02/19/03  House: Committee substitute agreed to 031863540-H1
• 02/19/03  House: Passed by temporarily
• 02/19/03  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 031863540-H1
• 02/19/03  House: Passed House with substitute (95-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/19/03  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/20/03  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/03  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/03  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB956ER)
• 03/05/03  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/03  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/03  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/03  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/02/03  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/02/03  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/03  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/02/03  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (92-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 04/02/03  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 04/02/03  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/02/03  House: Reenrolled
• 04/02/03  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/02/03  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/02/03  House: Enacted, Chapter 1010 (effective 7/1/03)
• 04/02/03  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB956ER2)
• 04/03/03  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1010)