West Virginia Senate Bill 456 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: N/A - 0% progression, died in chamber
Action: No history available

The purpose of this bill is to establish a fire safety standard for cigarettes sold in the state and set a reduced cigarette ignition propensity performance test and standard. The bill requires compliance certification by manufacturers and certain packaging markings. The bill authorizes the State Fire Marshall, law-enforcement agencies and their authorized representatives to enforce its requirements. The bill establishes penalties and creates a special fund for those penalties. The bill additionally provides the State Fire Marshall with rule-making authority. Moreover, the bill authorizes the sale of existing inventory and permits the sale of noncompliant cigarettes to other states and foreign countries. The bill also preempts any local regulations, provides that the bill itself may be repealed if federal standards are adopted and establishes effective dates.

Creating Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act

Sen. Dan Foster [D]

Sen. Jeffrey Kessler [D]

Sen. John Unger [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		90
1969-12-31		89-90
1969-12-31		89
1969-12-31		5
1969-12-31		4-5
1969-12-31		22
1969-12-31		22
1969-12-31		21-22

HB3078 (Same As) 2009-03-11 - To House Judiciary

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Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=456&year=2009&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill