Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement requirements for tobacco product manufacturers. (HB644)

Introduced By

Del. Clarke Hogan (R-South Boston)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Master Settlement Agreement; enforcement requirements for tobacco product manufacturers; national sales information. Requires every tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are to be sold in the Commonwealth to submit, as a condition of selling cigarettes in the Commonwealth, to the Attorney General a true and correct copy of each annual return or report filed with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for federal excise tax purposes. Failure to submit the annual return or report will result in the loss of the tobacco manufacturers authority to sell cigarettes in the Commonwealth after 30 days notice. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2008Committee
01/08/2008Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086919536
01/08/2008Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/22/2008Referred from General Laws
01/22/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/24/2008Assigned Courts sub: Civil
02/01/2008Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2008Committee substitute printed 081487536-H1
02/04/2008Impact statement from VCSC (HB644H1)
02/05/2008Read first time
02/06/2008Read second time
02/06/2008Committee substitute agreed to 081487536-H1
02/06/2008Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB644H1
02/07/2008Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/07/2008VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2008Communicated to Senate
02/08/2008Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2008Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/12/2008Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
02/18/2008Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/19/2008Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2008Read third time
02/20/2008Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/21/2008Enrolled
02/21/2008Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB644ER)
02/22/2008Signed by Speaker
02/25/2008Impact statement from VCSC (HB644ER)
02/25/2008Signed by President
02/28/2008Impact statement from DPB (HB644ER)
03/03/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 175 (effective 7/1/08)
03/03/2008G Approved by Governor-Chapter 176 (effective 7/1/08)
03/05/2008G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0176)