VA HB1570 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products by persons under 21 years of age; exception; scientific study. Provides an exception to the law prohibiting possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, or alternative nicotine products by a person less than 21 years of age when such possession is part of a scientific study being conducted by an organization for the purpose of medical research to further efforts in cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation and tobacco product regulation, provided that such medical research has been approved by an institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal regulations or by a research review committee.

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Title

Tobacco products, etc.; possession by persons under 21 years of age.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N) (Y: 32 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - House - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
2020-03-31 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
2020-03-02SenateSigned by President
2020-02-28HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-28HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB1570ER)
2020-02-28HouseEnrolled
2020-02-24SenatePassed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
2020-02-24SenateRead third time
2020-02-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-07HouseVOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-07HouseRead third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-06HouseRead second time and engrossed
2020-02-05HouseRead first time
2020-02-04HouseReported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 10-N)
2020-02-03HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
2020-01-28HouseAssigned HWI sub: Health
2020-01-27HouseReferred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
2020-01-27HouseReferred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2020-01-22HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
2020-01-20HouseAssigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-14HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-14HousePresented and ordered printed 20104330D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
182371.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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