MD HB405 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-11 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-11 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a person from offering for sale or selling a cigarette in the State unless the cigarette, including the filter, is biodegradable; establishing that a person that violates the Act is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $200 for each package of cigarettes sold or offered for sale; authorizing the Attorney General to bring an action to enjoin an act in violation of the Act and to recover specified civil penalties; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Title
Environment - Sales of Nonbiodegradable Cigarettes - Prohibited
Sponsors
| Del. Jon Cardin [D] | Del. Sam Arora [D] | Del. Emmett Burns [D] | Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D] |
| Sen. Barbara Robinson [D] | Sen. Mary Washington [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-11 | House | Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| 2014-02-05 | House | Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2014-01-24 | House | First Reading Economic Matters |
Subjects
Attorney General
Business Regulation and Occupations
Cigarettes
Civil Actions
Commerce and Business
Environment
Environmental Matters
Penalties and Sentences
Business Regulation and Occupations
Cigarettes
Civil Actions
Commerce and Business
Environment
Environmental Matters
Penalties and Sentences
