HOUSE BILL 915

Sponsored By:

Delegates Petzold, Benson, Bobo, Conroy, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, and V. Turner

Entitled:

Tobacco Products - Display or Storage - Restrictions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting licensed retailers of tobacco products from displaying or storing tobacco products in a specified manner; providing that the Act does not apply to specified retail establishments; and providing that a specified provision of State law does not preempt the enactment or enforcement of local ordinances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/18

Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Special Order later today (Delegate Owings) Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate Owings) Rejected

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (92-46)

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Finance

Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

4/9

Unfavorable Report by Finance

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC

STORAGE

TOBACCO

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation

( 16-209 , 16-3A-02 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 083828/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2004   at: 12:55 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 566288/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2004   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 25, 2004: Third Reading Passed (92-46)