West Virginia House Bill 3078 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-11 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

The purpose of this bill is to establish a fire safety standard for cigarettes sold in the state and set a reduced cigarette ignition propensity performance test and standard. The bill requires compliance certification by manufacturers and certain packaging markings. The bill authorizes the State Fire Marshall, law-enforcement agencies and their authorized representatives to enforce its requirements. The bill establishes penalties and creates a special fund for those penalties. The bill additionally provides the State Fire Marshall with rule-making authority. Moreover, the bill authorizes the sale of existing inventory and permits the sale of noncompliant cigarettes to other states and foreign countries. The bill also preempts any local regulations, provides that the bill itself may be repealed if federal standards are adopted and establishes effective dates.

Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act

Del. Linda Longstreth [D]

Del. Tim Miley [D]

Del. Don Perdue [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-11		To House Judiciary
2009-03-11		Introduced in House
2009-03-11		To Judiciary then Finance
2009-03-11		Filed for introduction

SB456 (Same As) 1969-12-31 -

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Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3078&year=2009&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill