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2010 SESSION

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SB 578 Cigarette tax, local; authorizes Counties of James City and Spotsylvania to impose.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Local cigarette tax.  Authorizes James City County and Spotsylvania County to impose a local cigarette tax at a rate not to exceed the rate of the state cigarette tax, which is $0.30 per pack (based upon 20 cigarettes in a pack). Currently, Arlington and Fairfax are the only counties that may impose a local cigarette tax, and at a rate not to exceed the rate of the state cigarette tax.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102514D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/19/10  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 10102514D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104577D-S1  pdf
• 01/28/10  Senate: Printed as engrossed 10104577D-ES1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102514D
• 01/13/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 01/19/10  Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 10102514D
• 01/26/10  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/10  Senate: Committee substitute printed 10104577D-S1
• 01/27/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/10  Senate: Read second time
• 01/28/10  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/28/10  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10104577D-S1
• 01/28/10  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/28/10  Senate: Amendments by Senator Houck agreed to
• 01/28/10  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute w/amendments SB578ES1
• 01/28/10  Senate: Printed as engrossed 10104577D-ES1
• 01/29/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
• 02/17/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/17/10  House: Read first time
• 02/17/10  House: Referred to Committee on Finance
• 02/17/10  House: Assigned Finance sub: #1
• 02/24/10  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
• 03/01/10  House: Tabled in Finance by voice vote