Georgia House Bill 899 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 27 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 13 and 13A of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tobacco product manufacturers and master settlement agreement enhancements, respectively, so as to revise and add certain definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for responsibilities of cigarette importers and stamping agents; to provide for duties of the Attorney General and the revenue commissioner; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to clarify applicability in conjunction with other provisions of law; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Commerce and trade; tobacco product manufacturers; revise and add certain definitions; provisions

Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]
Rep. John Meadows [R]	Rep. Stacey Abrams [D]	Sen. Judson Hill [R]

2016-03-22 - House - House Vote #797 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #616 (Y: 39 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #644 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-26 - House - House Vote #634 (Y: 159 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 16) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-27		Act 472
2016-04-27	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-22	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-16	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-29	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-04	House	House First Readers
2016-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48057
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156364
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158383
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158954
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/160289
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161658
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48057#14125
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48057#14364
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48057#14336
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48057#14464