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2010 SESSION
HB 820 Cigarette tax; penalties for unstamped cigarettes.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Cigarette tax; penalties for unstamped cigarettes. Changes the civil penalties for unstamped cigarettes as follows: $2.50 per pack, up to $500, for the first violation by a legal entity within a 36-month period; $5 per pack, up to $1,000, for the second violation by the legal entity within a 36-month period; and $10 per pack, up to $50,000, for the third or subsequent violation by the legal entity within a 36-month period. If willful intent exists to defraud the Commonwealth, the penalty is $25 per pack, up to $250,000. The same penalties apply to any person who sells, purchases, transports, receives, or possesses unstamped cigarettes.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101370D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10101370D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB820ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101370D
- 01/13/10 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/19/10 House: Assigned Finance sub: #2
- 01/27/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/10 House: Reported from Finance with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/10 House: Read first time
- 02/03/10 House: Read second time
- 02/03/10 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB820E
- 02/03/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10101370D-E
- 02/04/10 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/08/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/17/10 Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/10 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/10 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB820ER)
- 02/23/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/23/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 35 (effective 7/1/10)
- 03/04/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035)