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2008 SESSION
SB 208 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; prohibits manufacture, etc. thereof unless meets standards.
Introduced by: Walter A. Stosch | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; civil penalties. Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of cigarettes within the Commonwealth, or to persons located in the Commonwealth, unless the cigarettes have been tested to determine that they meet a performance standard for fire safety. The test predicts the likelihood that a cigarette will ignite material with which it comes in contact. Cigarette manufacturers are required to file a certification with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services that their cigarettes meet the mandated performance standard as measured by the prescribed test. Cigarette packages are required to be marked so that compliant cigarettes may be distinguished from those not certified as compliant. The specific mark is determined by the manufacturer, subject to Commissioner approval. This measure provides that cigarettes compliant with similar New York regulations will be compliant with these requirements and that manufacturers may use the same package markings they use in that state. The requirements do not apply to cigarettes sold in North Carolina or South Carolina, or packaged for sale outside the United States. Violators are subject to civil penalties. Fees assessed on manufacturers and civil penalties collected from violators are deposited in a Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act Fund, to be split between implementation of this measure and use by the State Fire Marshal in carrying out the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The measure will become effective on January 1, 2010, except that a provision prohibiting localities from enacting or enforcing conflicting provisions becomes effective July 1, 2008. The measure will expire on the effective date of any federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts the measure. HB 228 is identical.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080095332 pdf
- 01/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080134332-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB208ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080095332
- 01/07/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/28/08 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080134332-S1
- 01/30/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/08 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080134332-S1
- 01/31/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB208S1
- 02/01/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/14/08 House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/08 House: Read second time
- 02/19/08 House: Read third time
- 02/19/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB208ER)
- 02/20/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective - see bill)
- 03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)