HB790
Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
April 17, 2024
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties.
Prohibits Internet sales of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products, except to a retail dealer, and prohibits the sale of retail tobacco products from vending machines. The bill updates, for the purpose of the crime of selling or distributing tobacco products to a person younger than 21 years of age, ... (More) the definition of "retail tobacco products" by including in such definition products currently defined as "nicotine vapor products" or "alternative nicotine vapor products." The bill also removes provisions prohibiting the attempt to purchase, the purchase, or the possession of tobacco products by persons younger than 21 years of age. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104754D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2024 - House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 02/05/2024 - House: Impact statement from TAX (HB790)
- 02/06/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/06/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/06/2024 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2024 - House: Committee substitute printed 24107284D-H1
- 02/06/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/07/2024 - House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 02/09/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/11/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Read second time
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on General Laws substitute agreed to 24107284D-H1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Committee on Appropriations amendment agreed to
- 02/12/2024 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB790EH1
- 02/12/2024 - House: Printed as engrossed 24107284D-EH1
- 02/13/2024 - House: Read third time and passed House (87-Y 12-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (87-Y 12-N)
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/2024 - House: Impact statement from TAX (HB790EH1)
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108318D-S1
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 24108318D-S1
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB790S1
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 24108318D-S1 (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 95-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/28/2024 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/28/2024 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/28/2024 - House: Delegates: Hope, Seibold, Leftwich
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/28/2024 - Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Favola, Pillion
- 03/07/2024 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/07/2024 - House: Conference substitute printed 24108839D-H2
- 03/08/2024 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 10-N)
- 03/08/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (86-Y 10-N)
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/25/2024 - House: Enrolled
- 03/25/2024 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB790ER)
- 03/25/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/2024 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/17/2024 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (88-Y 12-N)
- 04/17/2024 - House: VOTE: Adoption (88-Y 12-N)
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 7-N)
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB790ER2)
- 04/17/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/2024 - House: Enacted, Chapter 821 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/17/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)
