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2004 SESSION

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HB 862 Cigarettes; affixing stamps thereto, reporting requirements.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Cigarettes; affixing stamps thereto. Amends several of the current statutory procedures relating to the sale of cigarettes. The bill requires persons affixing Virginia revenue stamps to cigarettes to report monthly to the Department of Taxation on the number of revenue stamps affixed by such person by quantity of brand. The bill makes it unlawful for any person to purchase, possess, or affix Virginia revenue stamps without first obtaining a permit from the Department. The bill increases the current penalties for the failure to affix Virginia revenue stamps.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042972104  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/04  House: Committee substitute printed 041821104-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/03/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043072540-S1  pdf
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 05/24/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1029)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/14/04 042972104
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/15/04  House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: 2
• 02/13/04  House: Reported from Finance with sub (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/04  House: Committee substitute printed 041821104-H1
• 02/14/04  House: Read first time
• 02/16/04  House: Read second time
• 02/16/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 041821104-H1
• 02/16/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB862H1
• 02/17/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/18/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/18/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 03/03/04  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/04  Senate: Committee substitute printed 043072540-S1
• 03/04/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/08/04  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/10/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/10/04  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 03/10/04  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 043072540-S1
• 03/10/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/10/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/23/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/23/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER)
• 03/24/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/15/04  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/20/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/21/04  House: Governor's recommendation #1, 2 and 3 ruled not germane
• 04/21/04  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation #4 (81-Y 17-N 1-A)
• 04/21/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (81-Y 17-N 1-A)
• 04/21/04  Senate: Senate rejected Gov's recommendation #4 (1-Y 38-N)
• 04/21/04  Senate: VOTE: (1-Y 38-N)
• 04/21/04  House: Communicated to Governor
• 05/21/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1029 (effective 7/1/04)
• 05/24/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1029)