2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 287

File Code: Taxes - Miscellaneous
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cadden, D'Amato, Rosso, Rawlings, Conway, Dewberry, Sophocleus, Greenip, A. Jones, Owings, Taylor, Rosenberg, Boschert, and W. Baker
Entitled:
Contraband Tobacco Products and Conveyances - Distribution of Sale Proceeds

Synopsis:

Requiring the Comptroller to distribute revenue from sales of seized and forfeited contraband tobacco products and conveyances to the Cigarette Restitution Fund to be used for the Youth Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program and the Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program; repealing the authority of the Comptroller to sell contraband tobacco products to a State institution or a nonprofit charitable institution; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Environmental Matters
1/31
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/2
Re-assigned Environmental Matters & Ways and Means
2/7
Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
2/9
Hearing 2/14 at 11:00 a.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate R. Baker) Adopted
3/21
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate R. Baker) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate R. Baker) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Hecht) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (120-18)
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Hearing 4/2 at 2:30 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Wheeler R. Baker, District 36
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
COMPTROLLER
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
FORFEITURE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
TOBACCO
YOUTH -see also- MINORS.....................................
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Tax - General
( 2-1604 , 13-841 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 250813/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 283427/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2001   at: 12:32 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 923729/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2001   at: 12:34 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 24, 2001: Third Reading Passed (120-18)