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2010 SESSION

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SB 478 Tobacco products tax; moist snuff tax shall be computed based on net weight listed by manufacturer.

Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Tobacco products tax; moist snuff.  Changes the tax on moist snuff from 10 percent of the manufacturer's sales price to $0.18 per ounce.  The bill also would provide that loose leaf tobacco would be subject to the Commonwealth's tobacco products tax on a unit and weight basis.  The provisions of the bill would become effective on January 1, 2011.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102222D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/10/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105234D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/11/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB478ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB478ER2)  pdf
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102222D
• 01/13/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/10/10  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/10/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105234D-S1
• 02/11/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/10  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105234D-S1
• 02/12/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB478S1
• 02/15/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-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 (20-Y 2-N)
• 03/02/10  House: Read second time
• 03/03/10  House: Read third time
• 03/03/10  House: Passed House (92-Y 6-N)
• 03/03/10  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (92-Y 6-N)
• 03/11/10  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/11/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB478ER)
• 03/11/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/13/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/13/10  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 04/20/10  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/21/10  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
• 04/21/10  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N)
• 04/21/10  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (90-Y 4-N)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/21/10  House: Reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB478ER2)
• 04/21/10  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/21/10  House: Enacted, Chapter 804 (effective 1/1/11)
• 04/21/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)