RELATING TO CIGARETTES.
Summary
Increases the excise tax to an unspecified amount for each cigarette sold, used, or possessed by a wholesaler or dealer. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020
Last action Feb 6, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2020
How they voted
43–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Feb 6, 2020
D
Democratic45
86% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 167-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JUD.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (43-5-3)
house
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, B. Kobayashi, Belatti, Nakamura, San Buenaventura, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HLT, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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