2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1300

File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Sponsored By:
Delegates Moe, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bronrott, Cardin, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, Costa, Donoghue, Doory, Frush, Glassman, Harrison, Jennings, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Lawton, Love, Malone, McHale, Menes, Minnick, Morhaim, Murray, Parrott, Rudolph, Stull, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Weir
Entitled:
Maryland Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of cigarettes in the State unless the cigarettes have been tested in a specified manner and meet a performance standard and the manufacturer has filed a specified certification with the Comptroller; establishing a performance standard for cigarettes; requiring that testing of cigarettes be conducted in a specified manner; requiring laboratories that conduct testing to implement a specified quality control and quality assurance program; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Economic Matters
2/15
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/15 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/15
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (124-12)
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Finance
3/22
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order 4/10 (Senator Della) Adopted
4/7
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Senator DeGrange) Adopted

Sponsored by:

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEY GENERAL
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMPTROLLER
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
FIRE PROTECTION
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
LABELING
LABORATORIES
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
PENALTIES
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
TOBACCO
VENDING MACHINES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 16-601 , 16-602 , 16-603 , 16-604 , 16-605 , 16-606 , 16-607 , 16-608 , 16-609 )
Public Safety
( 8-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 263190/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 14, 2006   at: 10:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 827273/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 2006   at: 9:19 p.m.     Status: Special Ordered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (124-12)