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HB 1807 Cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute contraband, fraudulent purchase.
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute contraband; fraudulent purchase; penalties. Lowers the felony threshold for possession with intent to distribute tax-paid cigarettes from 500 cartons to 200 cartons and creates a criminal offense and civil penalties for purchasing cigarettes using a forged business license, a forged or invalid Virginia sales and use tax exemption certificate, or a business license or sales and use tax exemption certificate obtained under false pretenses. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission and is identical to SB 1231.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102585D pdf | impact statements
- 02/05/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104699D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/15 House: Substitute bill reprinted 15104699D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/16/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105147D-S1 pdf | impact statements
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1807ER) pdf | impact statements
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102585D
- 01/13/15 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/15 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/02/15 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 4-N)
- 02/04/15 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/15 House: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/15 House: Reconsidered by Courts of Justice
- 02/05/15 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 8-N)
- 02/05/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15104699D-H1
- 02/05/15 House: Substitute bill reprinted 15104699D-H1
- 02/05/15 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
- 02/06/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/15 House: Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/15 House: Read first time
- 02/09/15 House: Read second time
- 02/09/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15104699D-H1
- 02/09/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1807H1
- 02/10/15 House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 43-N)
- 02/10/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 43-N)
- 02/11/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/15 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 2-N)
- 02/16/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105147D-S1
- 02/17/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/18/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105147D-S1
- 02/18/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended HB1807S1
- 02/18/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 5-N)
- 02/19/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/15 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105147D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/20/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/25/15 House: House acceded to request
- 02/25/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/15 House: Delegates: Herring, Gilbert, Lingamfelter
- 02/25/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senators: Reeves, Howell, Carrico
- 02/26/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 5-N)
- 02/26/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (71-Y 28-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1807ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/17/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 273 (effective 7/1/15)
- 03/17/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273)