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2005 SESSION

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HB 1885 Tobacco products tax; changes in provisions.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Tobacco products tax. Makes several changes to the tobacco products tax including requiring licensure of distributors who (i) sell tobacco products in Virginia; (ii) bring or cause to bring tobacco products into Virginia; (iii) manufacture or store tobacco products in Virginia; or (iv) possess in Virginia for retail sale untaxed tobacco products; and changing the basis upon which the tax is computed. The changes are effective January 1, 2006.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/05  House: Prefiled & ord.printed w/emg.; offered 01/12/05 052925540  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053102540-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1885ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/07/05  House: Prefiled & ord.printed w/emg.; offered 01/12/05 052925540
• 01/07/05  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/13/05  House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: #1
• 02/02/05  House: Reported from Finance with sub (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/05  House: Committee substitute printed 053102540-H1
• 02/04/05  House: Read first time
• 02/05/05  House: Read second time
• 02/05/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 053102540-H1
• 02/05/05  House: Emergency clause deleted
• 02/05/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1885H1
• 02/07/05  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/07/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/07/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/08/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/15/05  Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/17/05  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Chichester agreed to
• 02/17/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/17/05  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/18/05  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/18/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1885ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/20/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 71 (effective 1/1/06)
• 03/24/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071)