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2010 SESSION
SB 476 Cigarette tax; penalties for unstamped cigarettes.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Cigarette tax; penalties for unstamped cigarettes. Establishes additional 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 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101369D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/10 Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101369D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB476ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101369D
- 01/13/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/10/10 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/12/10 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/12/10 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/12/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB476E
- 02/12/10 Senate: Printed as engrossed 10101369D-E
- 02/15/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/10 House: Read first time
- 02/17/10 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/18/10 House: Assigned Finance sub: #2
- 02/24/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/10 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 House: Read second time
- 03/03/10 House: Read third time
- 03/03/10 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/10 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB476ER)
- 03/11/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 471 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0471)