Virginia House Bill 853 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0422)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Administration and enforcement of cigarette laws. Modifies several provisions relating to the administration and enforcement of Virginia's cigarette laws by providing that (i) violations of cigarette tax laws may be investigated by a multijurisdiction grand jury; (ii) counterfeit or unstamped cigarettes or cigarettes in the possession of an unauthorized holder may be assigned by court order for use by a law-enforcement undercover operation; (iii) a person convicted of possessing unstamped cigarettes would be ineligible to be an authorized holder of cigarettes; (iv) members of federal, state, and local law enforcement would be exempt from cigarette taxes when the cigarettes are used in the performance of investigatory duties; (v) manufacturers and distributors of cigarettes would be allowed to ship or deliver unstamped cigarettes to a law-enforcement agency for use in the performance of its duties; and (vi) where a sealed pack is labeled as containing cigarettes, such labeling would constitute prima facie evidence that the pack is a pack of cigarettes. The bill also substantially increases the civil penalties for possession with intent to distribute tax-paid contraband cigarettes by a person other than an authorized holder. Penalties are graduated based on the number of offenses and the amount that is currently the maximum fine is the minimum fine under the bill.

Cigarette laws; administration and enforcement, etc.

Del. Todd Gilbert [R]

Del. Margaret Ransone [R]

2014-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (83-Y 16-N) (Y: 85 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N) (Y: 94 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-20 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-01-15 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-31		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0422)
2014-03-31		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 422 (effective 7/1/14)
2014-03-06	Senate	Signed by President
2014-03-03	House	Signed by Speaker
2014-03-03	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB853ER)
2014-03-03	House	Enrolled
2014-02-26	House	VOTE: ADOPTION (83-Y 16-N)
2014-02-26	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (83-Y 16-N)
2014-02-25	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-24	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2014-02-24	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2014-02-24	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2014-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2014-02-21	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2014-02-19	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
2014-02-10	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-02-10	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2014-02-07	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 4-N)
2014-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House (92-Y 4-N)
2014-02-06	House	Printed as engrossed 14102662D-E
2014-02-06	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB853E
2014-02-06	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2014-02-06	House	Read second time
2014-02-05	House	Read first time
2014-02-03	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2014-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2014-01-23	House	Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
2014-01-23	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2014-01-23	House	Motion to refer to committee agreed to
2014-01-22	House	Read first time
2014-01-20	House	Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (18-Y 2-N)
2014-01-15	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
2014-01-10	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2014-01-08	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2014-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14102662D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	215.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.21	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1000	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1001	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1017.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	1017.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+sum+HB853
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB853+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB853E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+HB853ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0422+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0801V0034+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H08V0045+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H0208V0003+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+H02V0021+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV0549+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+S03V0240+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0502HB0853+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+SV0507HB0853+HB0853
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?141+vot+HV1115+HB0853