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2014 SESSION

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SB 285 Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products. Creates a civil penalty for the import, transport, possession, or resale of untaxed tobacco products and delineates the respective penalty for first, second, and third or subsequent offenses. The bill also specifies a civil penalty for willful intent to defraud the Commonwealth of taxes levied on tobacco products. This bill is identical to HB 898.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101320D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104577D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB285ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/05/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/06/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101320D
• 01/06/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/14/14  Senate: Rereferred from Fin. (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/14/14  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 01/29/14  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 01/29/14  Senate: Committee substitute printed 14104577D-S1
• 01/31/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/14  Senate: Read second time
• 02/03/14  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/03/14  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 14104577D-S1
• 02/03/14  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB285S1
• 02/04/14  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
• 02/07/14  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/14  House: Read first time
• 02/07/14  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/17/14  House: Reported from Finance (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/18/14  House: Read second time
• 02/19/14  House: Read third time
• 02/19/14  House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N)
• 02/19/14  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
• 02/21/14  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/21/14  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB285ER)
• 02/21/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 177 (effective 7/1/14)
• 03/05/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0177)