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2006 SESSION
HB 569 Cigarette tax; increases penalty for failure to properly affix stamps.
Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Cigarette tax; penalty for failure to properly affix stamps. Increases from $250 to $500 the penalty for failure to affix tax stamps to 100 or more packs of cigarettes. If the number of unstamped packs exceeds 500, it shall be prima facie of intent to defraud. If a person sells, transports, receives or possesses 3,000 or more packages of unstamped cigarettes, the Tax Department may impose a penalty, not to exceed $2,500 per pack.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065127432 pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/06 House: Committee substitute printed 067373432-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB569ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/06/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065127432
- 01/10/06 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/18/06 House: Assigned to Finance sub-committee: #2 (Purkey)
- 02/13/06 House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/06 House: Committee substitute printed 067373432-H1
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/15/06 House: Read second time
- 02/15/06 House: Committee substitute agreed to 067373432-H1
- 02/15/06 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB569H1
- 02/16/06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/17/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/28/06 Senate: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/06 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/06 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB569ER)
- 03/07/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 409 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/06/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409)