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2015 SESSION

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HB 1955 Cigarette laws; administration and enforcement.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Administration and enforcement of cigarette laws. Modifies several provisions relating to the administration and enforcement of Virginia's cigarette laws by prohibiting persons convicted of certain offenses from being authorized holders, requiring the Office of the Attorney General to place on its website a list of individuals ineligible to be an authorized holder, and authorizing additional entities to audit and inspect records of persons receiving, storing, selling, handling, or transporting cigarettes. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission and is identical to SB 1232.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102593D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/15/15  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1955ER2)  pdf
• 04/15/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102593D
• 01/13/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/26/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 3-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 9-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 31-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 31-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 6-N)
• 02/19/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1955ER)
• 02/19/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
• 02/23/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/04/15  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/14/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/15/15  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (75-Y 20-N)
• 04/15/15  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (75-Y 20-N)
• 04/15/15  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
• 04/15/15  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/15/15  House: Reenrolled
• 04/15/15  House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1955ER2)
• 04/15/15  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/15/15  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/15/15  House: Enacted, Chapter 738 (effective 7/1/15)
• 04/15/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0738)