Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties. (HB479)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
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

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101446D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2012Impact statement from VCSC (HB479)
01/28/2012Impact statement from TAX (HB479)
01/31/2012Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
02/08/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
02/10/2012Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2012Committee substitute printed 12105286D-H1
02/12/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Read second time
02/13/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12105286D-H1
02/13/2012Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB479H1
02/14/2012Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2012VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/20/2012Impact statement from TAX (HB479H1)
02/22/2012Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2012Committee substitute printed 12105606D-S1
02/24/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2012Read third time
02/27/2012Reading of substitute waived
02/27/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12105606D-S1
02/27/2012Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB479S1
02/27/2012Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2012Placed on Calendar
02/29/2012Senate substitute agreed to by House 12105606D-S1 (96-Y 0-N)
02/29/2012VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/05/2012Enrolled
03/05/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB479ER)
03/05/2012Impact statement from TAX (HB479ER)
03/05/2012Signed by Speaker
03/07/2012Signed by President
03/23/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 362 (effective 7/1/12)
03/23/2012G 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.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB347.