SB 1371 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Cigarette taxes; definitions of noncombustible tobacco products.

Summary
Defines, for purposes of cigarette taxes, alternative nicotine product, heated tobacco product, liquid nicotine, and nicotine vapor product. The bill also provides that the definition of cigarette includes only nicotine-containing products that produce smoke from combustion. The bill extends from November 2018 to November 2019 the conclusion of a study by the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences of options for the modernization of cigarette taxes and possible reforms to the taxation of tobacco products that will provide fairness and equity for all local governments. The bill incorporates
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Feb 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2019

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jan 25, 2019
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House (93-Y 4-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1371S1
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105549D-S1
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102721D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TN
Tommy Norment
RRepublican
VA
3