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1999 SESSION
HB 2611 Purchase or possession of tobacco products by minors.
Introduced by: James F. Almand | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Prohibiting purchase or possession of tobacco products by minors or sale of tobacco products to minors; penalties. Provides that the court shall suspend all or any portion of the civil penalty where it finds that a defendant retail establishment has trained its employees concerning the law in this area. The bill also authorizes the court to impose a civil penalty, up to a maximum of $1,000, in lieu of the lesser civil penalties for violation, where it finds that a defendant retail establishment has failed to train its employees. The bill also authorizes the court to prescribe community service instead of the civil penalty against a minor.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991562112 pdf
- 02/08/99 House: Committee substitute printed 993014112-H1 pdf
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2611ER) pdf
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2611ER2) pdf
- 04/15/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1020) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 991562112
- 01/21/99 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/99 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/08/99 House: Committee substitute printed 993014112-H1
- 02/08/99 House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (18-Y 6-N)
- 02/08/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/99 House: Read second time
- 02/09/99 House: Committee substitute agreed to 993014112-H1
- 02/09/99 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 993014112-H1
- 02/09/99 House: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/99 House: Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
- 02/09/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N)
- 02/09/99 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/99 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/99 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/99 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/99 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2611ER)
- 03/03/99 House: Enrolled
- 03/03/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/29/99 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/07/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/07/99 House: House concurred in Gov. recomm. (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Rec. of Gov's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/07/99 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/07/99 House: Enacted, Chapter 1020 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/07/99 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB2611ER2)
- 04/15/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1020)