Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties. (SB347)
Introduced By
Sen. Ryan McDougle (R-Mechanicsville)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 01/10/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101390D |
| 01/10/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/13/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB347) |
| 01/28/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (SB347) |
| 02/06/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105125D-S1 |
| 02/06/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2012 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/07/2012 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB347S1) |
| 02/09/2012 | Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/09/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105323D-S2 |
| 02/13/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/14/2012 | Committee substitute rejected 12105125D-S1 |
| 02/14/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/14/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105323D-S2 |
| 02/14/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB347S2 |
| 02/14/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/16/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/16/2012 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 02/20/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (SB347S2) |
| 02/20/2012 | Referred from Finance |
| 02/20/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/23/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 02/27/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) |
| 02/27/2012 | Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/27/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/28/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/29/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/29/2012 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/29/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2012 | Enrolled |
| 03/05/2012 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB347ER) |
| 03/05/2012 | Impact statement from TAX (SB347ER) |
| 03/05/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/07/2012 | Signed by President |
| 03/30/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 472 (effective 7/1/12) |
| 03/30/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0472) |
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 40 seconds.