Cigarette stamp tax
Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE A GRACE PERIOD ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 12-21-735 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE STAMP TAX ON CIGARETTES, AGAINST UNSTAMPED PACKAGES OF CIGARETTES FOR WHICH APPLICABLE TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Feb 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 13, 2019
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-0-1)
senate
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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