File Code: General Assembly
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 305
- Sponsored By:
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Delegate Taylor
- Entitled:
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Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Settlement of State Claims -
Nonparticipating Manufacturers - Deposits of Funds in Escrow - Model
Statute
Enacting the model statute provided by the Master Settlement Agreement
between the State of Maryland and certain U.S. tobacco product
manufacturers to create a reserve fund for a certain purpose for those
manufacturers who do not enter into the settlement; requiring tobacco
product manufacturers that sell cigarettes to consumers in the State
either to become a participant in the settlement agreement or to
deposit certain amounts of funds into escrow accounts in certain
financial institutions for certain years; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/24
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/23 (Delegate Flanagan) Adopted
- 3/23
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (123-11)
- 4/4
- Return Passed
- 5/27
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/5
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- ESCROW ACCOUNTS
- FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -see also- BANKS & TRUST CO; CREDIT U
- JUDGMENTS
- PENALTIES
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- TOBACCO
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 509592/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 1999 at:
5:57 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (123-11)
- Senate
- April 6, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
