VA HB1783 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on March 20 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; penalties. Increases the penalty for possession with intent to distribute more than 25 but fewer than 500 cartons of tax-paid cigarettes by a person other than an authorized holder from a Class 2 to a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony for a second or subsequent offense. The bill also imposes a Class 6 felony for possession, with intent to distribute, of 500 or more cartons of tax-paid cigarettes by a person other than an authorized holder and a Class 5 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

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Title

Contraband cigarettes, tax-paid; increases penalty for possession with intent to distribute.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 4-N) (Y: 36 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-13 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Fin. (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-25 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0567)
2013-03-20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/13)
2013-02-22SenateSigned by President
2013-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2013-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1783ER)
2013-02-21HouseEnrolled
2013-02-18SenatePassed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
2013-02-18SenateRead third time
2013-02-15SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2013-02-13SenateReported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
2013-02-12SenateRereferred to Courts of Justice
2013-02-12SenateRereferred from Fin. (15-Y 0-N)
2013-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on Finance
2013-02-08SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2013-02-06SenateReferred to Committee on Finance
2013-02-06SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2013-02-05HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
2013-02-05HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2013-02-04HouseRead second time and engrossed
2013-02-02HouseRead first time
2013-02-01HouseReported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2013-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-29HouseAssigned App. sub: Public Safety
2013-01-25HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
2013-01-25HouseReported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
2013-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
2013-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2013-01-08HouseAssigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
2013-01-08HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2013-01-08HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102168D

Same As/Similar To

SB1017 (Same As) 2013-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5811017.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+sum+HB1783
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1783+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1783ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0567+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0801V0059+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H08V0111+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H0208V0013+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+H02V0058+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+HV0564+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S05V0232+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+S03V0251+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0597HB1783+HB1783
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+vot+SV0638HB1783+HB1783

Bill Comments

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