Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties. (HB479)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Counterfeit and contraband cigarettes; penalties. Imposes criminal penalties for possessing and selling contraband and counterfeit cigarettes, establishes legal limits for possession of tax-paid cigarettes by parties outside the legitimate distribution chain, and establishes a limit on retail sales of tax-paid cigarettes. The bill revises the definition of counterfeit cigarettes and creates the Cigarette Enforcement Fund to receive civil penalties and aid the law-enforcement agencies that discover and investigate violations of excise tax requirements. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2012 | Committee |
01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101446D |
01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/11/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB479) |
01/28/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (HB479) |
01/31/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
02/08/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105286D-H1 |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time |
02/13/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105286D-H1 |
02/13/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB479H1 |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/20/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (HB479H1) |
02/22/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105606D-S1 |
02/24/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Read third time |
02/27/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/27/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105606D-S1 |
02/27/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB479S1 |
02/27/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/28/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
02/29/2012 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105606D-S1 (96-Y 0-N) |
02/29/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2012 | Enrolled |
03/05/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER) |
03/05/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (HB479ER) |
03/05/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/07/2012 | Signed by President |
03/23/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/12) |
03/23/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.