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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 477

CHAPTER NUMBER: 348 File Code: State Government - General Assembly Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 240
Sponsored By:
Delegates Doory, Jameson, Parrott, Vaughn, Wood, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Master Settlement Agreement - Escrow Requirements

Synopsis:

Specifying that the amounts tobacco product manufacturers are required to place into escrow accounts are based on account of units sold in the State; altering the circumstances under which the funds in escrow accounts may be released; making the provisions of the Act severable; providing for the termination of the Act under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/30
First Reading Appropriations
2/10
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/19
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 348
Senate Action
3/22
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
ESCROW ACCOUNTS
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
TOBACCO

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 566183/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:28 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 6, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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