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HB 1783 Contraband cigarettes, tax-paid; increases penalty for possession with intent to distribute.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; penalties. Increases the penalty for possession with intent to distribute more than 25 but fewer than 500 cartons of tax-paid cigarettes by a person other than an authorized holder from a Class 2 to a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony for a second or subsequent offense. The bill also imposes a Class 6 felony for possession, with intent to distribute, of 500 or more cartons of tax-paid cigarettes by a person other than an authorized holder and a Class 5 felony for a second or subsequent offense. This bill is identical to SB 1017.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102168D pdf | impact statement
- 02/21/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1783ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102168D
- 01/08/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/08/13 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/13 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/25/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/13 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Read first time
- 02/04/13 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/05/13 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/08/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/12/13 Senate: Rereferred from Fin. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/13 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/13/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
- 02/15/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/13 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/13 Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/21/13 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/13 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1783ER)
- 02/21/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)