Tobacco products; manufacturers and importers; remove certain bonding requirements
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-11-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the licensing of persons engaged in tobacco business, initial and annual fees, suspension and revocation, registration and inspection of vending machines, bond by distributor, jurisdiction, and licensing of promotional activities, so as to remove certain bonding requirements pertaining to manufacturers and importers of tobacco products; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 11, 2015
Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2015
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 142
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 26, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 2, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jan Tankersley
RRepublican
P
Penny Houston
RRepublican
P
Valerie Clark
RRepublican
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