VA HB1119 | 2021 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB1119

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Flavored tobacco products; sale prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits the sale, distribution, offering for sale or distribution, or causing the sale or distribution of flavored tobacco products, as that term is defined in the bill, and imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for the first violation, $1000 for a second violation, $1,500 for a third violation, and $2,000 for the fourth or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that, in addition to the civil penalties, a third violation is punishable by suspension of a permit as a stamping agent for a period of 15 days, and a fourth or subsequent violation is punishable by revocation of a permit as a stamping agent and a prohibition on reapplication for a permit to act as a stamping agent for a period of three years. Flavored tobacco products; sale prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits the sale, distribution, offering for sale or distribution, or causing the sale or distribution of flavored tobacco products, as that term is defined in the bill, and imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for the first violation, $1000 for a second violation, $1,500 for a third violation, and $2,000 for the fourth or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that, in addition to the civil penalties, a third violation is punishable by suspension of a permit as a stamping agent for a period of 15 days, and a fourth or subsequent violation is punishable by revocation of a permit as a stamping agent and a prohibition on reapplication for a permit to act as a stamping agent for a period of three years.

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Title

Flavored tobacco products; sale prohibited, civil penalty.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-12-04HouseLeft in Finance
2020-02-05HouseContinued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote
2020-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-01-29HouseAssigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
2020-01-27HouseReferred to Committee on Finance
2020-01-27HouseReferred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2020-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Finance by voice vote
2020-01-20HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-07HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104960D

Same As/Similar To

HB1119 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182511.2(n/a)See Bill Text
5811011(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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