Relating to the taxation of cigars and pipe tobacco sold by certain remote retail sellers; requiring an occupational permit.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
0–32
Passed
Total votes 32
May 9, 2023
R
Republican32
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
8
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
ML
Morgan LaMantia
DDemocratic
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