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1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 190

CHAPTER NUMBER: 121 File Code: Miscellaneous Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 143

Sponsored By:: The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Hixson, Frush, Marriott, R. Baker, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Carlson, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Krysiak, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montague, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Phillips, Pitkin, Sher, Shriver, Stern, Swain, Turner, Valderrama, Zirkin, and D'Amato

Entitled:: Tobacco Tax

Increasing the tobacco tax on cigarettes and imposing the tobacco tax on cigars and other tobacco products; specifying who must collect and pay the taxes and when they must be paid; allowing the seizure of certain untaxed tobacco products; providing for a phase-in period for the increase; requiring the Governor to include, for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than $21,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/1: First Reading Ways and Means
2/17: Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Hixson) Adopted
3/23: Special Order 3/24 (Delegate Hixson) Adopted
3/24: Floor Amendment (Delegate V. Mitchell) Rejected (45-79); Floor Amendment (Delegate Ports) Rejected (41-84); Floor Amendment (Delegate W. Baker) Rejected; Floor Amendment (Delegate Hutchins) Rejected (66-69); Floor Amendment (Delegate La Vay) Rejected (39-88); Floor Amendment (Delegate Flanagan) Rejected (45-82); Floor Amendment (Delegate La Vay) Rejected (42-86); Floor Amendment (Delegate Klausmeier) Rejected (61-74); Floor Amendment (Delegate V. Mitchell) Rejected (40-83); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26: Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Third Reading Passed (74-61)
4/8: House Concur - Senate Amendments; Motion Special Order 4/12 (Delegate Flanagan) Rejected (44-88); Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted; Third Reading Passed (82-54); Passed Enrolled
4/27: Signed by the Governor Chapter 121

Senate Action

3/29: First Reading Budget and Taxation
4/8: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
4/7: Favorable with Amendments; Committee Amendment Adopted; Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (26-21); Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Rejected (18-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (16-29); Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Rejected (21-25); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (20-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Bromwell) Rejected (19-24); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (18-25); Floor Amendment (Senator Roesser) Rejected (16-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (13-32); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (22-24)
4/8: Floor Amendment (Senator Hogan) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (19-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (16-28); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (24-23); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (17-25); Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (10-32); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (25-20); Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (11-36); Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Rejected (16-30); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (27-19); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (13-30); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/9: Floor Amendment (Senator Haines) Rejected (17-30); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (19-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (16-30); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (28-19); Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (13-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (16-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Neall) Rejected (19-28); Floor Amendment (Senator Hooper) Rejected (14-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Rejected (19-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (13-26); Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-33); Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Adopted (47-0); Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen) Adopted (47-0); Third Reading Passed with Amendments (29-18)

Sponsored by:: Speaker of the House of Delegates; Administration; Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B; Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39; Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24; Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B; Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16; Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25; Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10; Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39; Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23; Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15; Delegate Richard D'Amato, District 30; Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25; Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20; Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43; Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43; Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46; Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11; Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20; Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21; Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16; Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18; Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45; Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A; Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3; Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19; Delegate Kerry Hill, District 26; Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20; Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24; Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23; Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18; Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10; Delegate Verna Jones, District 44; Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44; Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16; Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46; Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19; Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40; Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42; Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21; Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21; Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43; Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11; Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10; Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44; Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26; Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A; Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19; Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41; Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23; Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A; Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15; Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39; Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24; Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A; Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26; Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:: APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS; CAPITAL BUDGETS; CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING; COMPTROLLER; CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; SPECIAL ED.; HIGHER ED.; GOVERNOR; PENALTIES; REVENUE AND TAXES -see also specific taxes-; RULES AND REGULATIONS; SEARCH AND SEIZURE; STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; SUNSET; TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:: Business Regulation; ( 16-219 ); Tax - General; ( 12-101 , 12-101 , 12-101 , 12-102 , 12-103 , 12-104 , 12-105 , 12-202 , 12-203 , 12-302 , 12-303 , 12-306 , 13-408 , 13-834 , 13-835 , 13-836 , 13-837 , 13-839 , 13-841 , 13-842 , 13-1014 , 13-1015 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House: Number: 123415/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:02 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 253612/2 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:45 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 473515/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 10:55 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 523516/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:49 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 625456/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 1999 at: 6:16 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 683017/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:25 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 713116/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:05 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 813310/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:19 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 903214/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 11:41 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 933013/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 1999 at: 10:48 a.m. Status: Rejected
Senate: Number: 033613/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 10:33 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 073414/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 10:51 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 083611/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 8:47 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 223618/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 6:40 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 243919/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 8:14 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 303010/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 2:30 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 303715/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 7:43 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 313417/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 7:27 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 343714/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 8:00 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 343714/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 5:40 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 353311/3 Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 0:07 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 393310/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 8:17 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 493711/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 11:22 a.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 533914/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 6:47 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 533914/3 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 6:39 p.m. Status: Withdrawn; Number: 533914/4 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 5:36 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 553714/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 6:01 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 573118/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 7:26 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 713710/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 5:38 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 783817/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 8:39 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 793114/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 9:39 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 793210/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 1:15 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 813616/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 6:30 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 819428/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 1:03 p.m. Status: Adopted; Number: 843613/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 3:34 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 843910/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 1999 at: 10:31 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 903814/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 4:40 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 923614/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 1:34 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 963310/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 8, 1999 at: 7:44 p.m. Status: Rejected; Number: 973717/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 10, 1999 at: 8:12 p.m. Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House: March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mitchell V) {933013/1 Rejected (45-79); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ports) {473515/1 Rejected (41-84); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hutchins) {713116/1 Rejected (66-69); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (LaVay) {813310/1 Rejected (39-88); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Flanagan) {683017/1 Rejected (45-82); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (LaVay) {903214/1 Rejected (42-86); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Klausmeier) {253612/2 Rejected (61-74); March 24, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mitchell V) {523516/1 Rejected (40-83); March 26, 1999: Third Reading Passed (74-61); April 8, 1999: Motion Special Order until 4/12 (Flanagan) Rejected (44-88); April 8, 1999: Third Reading Passed (82-54)
Senate: April 7, 1999: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (26-21); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hogan) {533914/2 Rejected (18-27); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {573118/1 Rejected (16-29); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Middleton) {313417/1 Rejected (21-25); April 7, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (20-26); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Bromwell) {963310/1 Rejected (19-24); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {343714/1 Rejected (18-25); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Roesser) {393310/1 Rejected (16-27); April 7, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {783817/2 Rejected (13-32); April 7, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (22-24); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {343714/2 Rejected (19-27); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {553714/1 Rejected (16-28); April 8, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (24-23); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {083611/1 Rejected (17-25); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {793114/1 Rejected (10-32); April 8, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (25-20); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {843910/1 Rejected (11-36); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Neall) {073414/1 Rejected (16-30); April 8, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (27-19); April 8, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {353311/3 Rejected (13-30); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Haines) {033613/1 Rejected (17-30); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {493711/2 Rejected (19-27); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {793210/1 Rejected (16-30); April 9, 1999: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (28-19); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Harris) {923614/1 Rejected (13-26); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {303010/1 Rejected (16-26); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Neall) {843613/1 Rejected (19-28); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hooper) {903814/1 Rejected (14-26); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Jacobs) {713710/1 Rejected (19-26); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Ferguson) {223618/2 Rejected (13-26); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {303715/1 Rejected (14-33); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (Hoffman) {973717/2 Adopted (47-0); April 9, 1999: Floor Amendment (VanHollen) {243919/1 Adopted (47-0); April 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (29-18)