Cigarettes; sealed labeled pack shall be prima facie evidence. (SB352)

Introduced By

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patron Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston)

Progress

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

Description

Sealed pack labeled as cigarettes; prima facie evidence. Provides that where a sealed pack is labeled as containing cigarettes, such labeling shall be prima facie evidence that the contents of the pack are cigarettes. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102677D
01/07/2014Referred to Committee on Finance
01/14/2014Rereferred from Fin. (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/14/2014Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/29/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/03/2014Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2014Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/07/2014Placed on Calendar
02/07/2014Read first time
02/07/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/14/2014Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/17/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 1-N)
02/21/2014Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014Read second time
02/26/2014Read third time
02/26/2014Passed House (96-Y 3-N)
02/26/2014VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2014Enrolled
02/28/2014Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB352ER)
03/03/2014Signed by Speaker
03/03/2014Signed by President
03/24/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 301 (effective 7/1/14)
03/24/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0301)

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.