2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1558

File Code: Commercial Law - Generally
Sponsored By:
Delegate Benson
Entitled:
Commercial Law - Sales of Unpackaged Cigarettes - Prohibitions and Penalties

Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified persons from purchasing, selling, reselling, distributing, dispensing, or giving away to any person in the State specified unpackaged cigarettes; prohibiting a person from making available for use by another person a tobacco product rolling machine to produce an unpackaged cigarette; providing that a person who possesses, sells, or attempts to sell specified cigarettes is in violation of a specified provision of law; establishing penalties for a violation of specified provisions of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
3/16
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Benson) Adopted (134-0)
Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/22
Re-referred Economic Matters
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
3/28
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (132-4)
Senate Action
4/3
First Reading Senate Rules
4/9
Re-referred Finance
4/12
Unfavorable Report by Finance

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Cigarettes -see also- Smoking
Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
Tobacco

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law
( 11-5A-01 , 11-5A-02 , 11-5A-03 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Economic Matters
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 16, 2010: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Benson) Adopted (134-0)
March 30, 2010: Third Reading Passed (132-4)