TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Provides relative to the sale of certain vapor products for electronic cigarettes and similar devices (RE2 DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2023
Last action Jun 6, 2023
Floor votes · House May 17, 2023
How they voted
61–36
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 101
May 17, 2023
D
Democratic33
54% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican67
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 37. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (7-3).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William "Bill" Wheat Jr.
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Mincey Jr.
RRepublican
Co
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Joe Stagni
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Edmonston
RRepublican
Co
Kenny R. Cox
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Moore
DDemocratic
Co
Randal L. Gaines
DDemocratic
Co
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
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