Legislation

Title: Tobacco Products - Tobacco Tax - Exemptions and Penalties
Sponsored by: Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee (By Request - Departmental - Comptroller)
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Increasing the exemptions from the tobacco tax for cigarettes and other tobacco products brought into the State by specified consumers; establishing mandatory fines for first and subsequent violations; and altering the penalties for first and subsequent violations for a person who willfully ships, imports, sells into or within, or transports within the State cigarettes or other tobacco products on which the tobacco tax has not been paid.

Committees

Original:: Budget and Taxation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Economic Matters

Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2013

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/18/2012 Legislative Date 10/16/2012 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/18/2012 Legislative Date 1/09/2013 Action First Reading Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/09/2013 Legislative Date 1/09/2013 Action Hearing 1/30 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2013 Legislative Date 1/23/2013 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2013 Legislative Date 1/23/2013 Action Hearing 1/30 at 3:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2013 Legislative Date 2/11/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2013 Legislative Date 2/11/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {379736/1 Proceedings 22
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/11/2013 Legislative Date 2/11/2013 Action Laid Over (Senator Brochin) Adopted Proceedings 22
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2013 Legislative Date 2/12/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {379736/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 23
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2013 Legislative Date 2/12/2013 Action Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {363229/2 Rejected (6-39) Proceedings 23
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2013 Legislative Date 2/12/2013 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 23
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/14/2013 Legislative Date 2/14/2013 Action Third Reading Passed (46-1) Proceedings 25
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/15/2013 Legislative Date 2/15/2013 Action First Reading Ways and Means and Economic Matters Proceedings 28
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2013 Legislative Date 3/15/2013 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2013 Legislative Date 3/20/2013 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2013 Legislative Date 3/20/2013 Action Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2013 Legislative Date 4/08/2013 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/02/2013 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 66
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/02/2013 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 66
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/03/2013 Action Third Reading Passed (131-4) Proceedings 67
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/05/2013 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 67
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/02/2013 Legislative Date 5/02/2013 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	12/18/2012	10/16/2012	Pre-filed
Senate	12/18/2012	1/09/2013	First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate	1/09/2013	1/09/2013	Hearing 1/30 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate	1/23/2013	1/23/2013	Hearing cancelled
Senate	1/23/2013	1/23/2013	Hearing 1/30 at 3:00 p.m.
Senate	2/11/2013	2/11/2013	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	2/11/2013	2/11/2013	Favorable with Amendments {379736/1	22
Senate	2/11/2013	2/11/2013	Laid Over (Senator Brochin) Adopted	22
Senate	2/12/2013	2/12/2013	Favorable with Amendments {379736/1 Report Adopted	23
Senate	2/12/2013	2/12/2013	Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) {363229/2 Rejected (6-39)	23
Senate	2/12/2013	2/12/2013	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	23
Senate	2/14/2013	2/14/2013	Third Reading Passed (46-1)	25
House	2/15/2013	2/15/2013	First Reading Ways and Means and Economic Matters	28
House	3/15/2013	3/15/2013	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House	3/20/2013	3/20/2013	Hearing cancelled
House	3/20/2013	3/20/2013	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House	4/06/2013	4/08/2013	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	4/08/2013	4/02/2013	Favorable Report Adopted	66
House	4/08/2013	4/02/2013	Second Reading Passed	66
House	4/08/2013	4/03/2013	Third Reading Passed (131-4)	67
Senate	4/08/2013	4/05/2013	Returned Passed	67
Post Passage	5/02/2013	5/02/2013	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 174

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/12/2013	Amendments Senate - (Senator Brochin) {363229/02 Rejected
2/12/2013	Amendments Senate - (Budget and Taxation) {379736/01 Adopted
12/20/2012	Text - First - Tobacco Products - Tobacco Tax - Exemptions and Penalties
2/12/2013	Text - Third - Tobacco Products - Tobacco Tax - Exemptions and Penalties
5/09/2013	Text - Chapter - Tobacco Products - Tobacco Tax - Exemptions and Penalties
2/11/2013	Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation
4/08/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters
4/08/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means
2/12/2013	Vote - Senate Floor - Floor Amendment (Brochin) {363229/2 Rejected (6-39) - 02/12/13
2/14/2013	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-1) - 02/14/13
4/03/2013	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (131-4) - 04/03/13

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