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2005 SESSION

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SB 1202 Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow funds to certain cigarette manufacturers.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow of funds. Implements uniform language concerning the release of escrow funds to cigarette manufacturers that are not participating manufacturers under the Master Settlement Agreement. At the manufacturer's request, the new provisions will not be applied to those escrow funds associated with cigarettes sold prior to July 1, 2005, for which cigarettes the manufacturer places funds into escrow on or before April 15, 2006. This bill is identical to HB 2629.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051662840  pdf
• 01/28/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051662840-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1202ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/12/05  Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051662840
• 01/12/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• 01/24/05  Senate: Rereferred from A.C.&N.R. (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/05  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 01/26/05  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (12-Y 1-N)
• 01/27/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/05  Senate: Read second time
• 01/28/05  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/28/05  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/28/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1202E
• 01/28/05  Senate: Printed as engrossed 051662840-E
• 01/31/05  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 5-N)
• 01/31/05  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/08/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/08/05  House: Read first time
• 02/08/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/14/05  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/16/05  House: Read second time
• 02/17/05  House: Read third time
• 02/17/05  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/17/05  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/17/05  House: Passed House with amendments (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/17/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 1-N 1-A)
• 02/21/05  Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/05  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/05  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1202ER)
• 03/09/05  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/28/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 870 (effective 7/1/05)
• 04/05/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870)