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1998 SESSION
SB 716 Alcoholic beverage control; enforcement, sale of tobacco to minors.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Alcoholic beverage control; enforcement; sale of tobacco to minors. Requires the Tax Commissioner to provide to the ABC Board, the name, address, and other identifying information within his possession of all wholesale cigarette dealers. The bill provides that (i) all invoices, books, papers or other memoranda and records concerning the sale of cigarettes maintained by wholesale cigarette dealers shall be subject to inspection during normal business hours by special agents of the ABC Board and (ii) any person who, upon request by a special agent, unreasonably fails or refuses to allow an inspection of the records shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. The bill provides that the ABC Board may use the information obtained from the Tax Commissioner or acquired by the authorized inspections only for the purpose of creating and maintaining a list of retail dealers to facilitate enforcement of the laws governing the sale of tobacco products to minors. The bill prohibits the disclosure of this information by the ABC Board or its special agents, and makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor for a violation of this provision. This bill is identical to HB 1430.
FULL TEXT
- 02/16/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 981596811 pdf
- 03/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB716ER) pdf
- 04/16/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364) pdf
HISTORY
- 02/16/98 Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 02/16/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 981596811
- 02/16/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/27/98 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/98 Senate: Read first time
- 03/03/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 03/04/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 03/05/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/98 House: Read first time
- 03/06/98 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 03/09/98 House: Reported from General Laws (20-Y 5-N)
- 03/10/98 House: Read second time
- 03/11/98 House: Read third time
- 03/11/98 House: Passed House (79-Y 17-N)
- 03/11/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (79-Y 17-N)
- 03/23/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB716ER)
- 03/30/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/98 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 364 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/16/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0364)