Indiana House Bill 1247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-19 - Representative Koch added as coauthor
Pending: House Public Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires: (1) newly qualified nonparticipating tobacco product manufacturers; and (2) nonparticipating tobacco product manufacturers that the attorney general determines pose an elevated risk of noncompliance with tobacco product regulations; to post a surety bond. Requires a person that imports cigarette brand families of a nonparticipating manufacturer to assume joint and several liability with the nonparticipating manufacturer for qualified escrow payments and associated penalties, costs, and fees.

Nonparticipating tobacco manufacturers.

Rep. William Crawford [D]

Sen. Eric Koch [R]

Rep. Joe Pearson [D]

Rep. Cherrish Pryor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-19		Representative Koch added as coauthor
2010-01-14		Representative Pryor added as coauthor
2010-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
2010-01-12		Coauthored by Representative Crawford
2010-01-12		Authored by Representative Pearson

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1247
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN1247.1.html