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HB228: Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; prohibits manufacture, etc. thereof unless meets standards.

This vote on HB228 was held in the Senate. This vote passed.

Yes

Explanation

At left is the tally of who voted how on this bill.

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Status History

  • 12/28/2007 Committee
  • 12/28/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080045472
  • 12/28/2007 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 01/29/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
  • 01/30/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB228)
  • 01/30/2008 Committee substitute printed 080157472-H1
  • 01/31/2008 Read first time
  • 02/01/2008 Read second time
  • 02/01/2008 Committee substitute agreed to 080157472-H1
  • 02/01/2008 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB228H1
  • 02/04/2008 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2008 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
  • 02/04/2008 Communicated to Senate
  • 02/05/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/05/2008 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  • 02/18/2008 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2008 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Read third time
  • 02/21/2008 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/21/2008 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/25/2008 Enrolled
  • 02/25/2008 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB228ER)
  • 02/25/2008 Signed by Speaker
  • 02/26/2008 Impact statement from DPB (HB228ER)
  • 02/26/2008 Signed by President
  • 03/05/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 281 (effective - see bill)
  • 03/05/2008 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective - see bill)
  • 03/11/2008 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0348)