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CS/CS/SB 816: Contraband & Counterfeit Cigarettes

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Regulated Industries ; Haridopolos ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dockery ; Lynn ; Posey

Contraband & Counterfeit Cigarettes; provides additional regulatory & enforcement measures; directs DBPR Secretary to require certain dealers & agents to remit tax on cigarettes by certified check or electronic funds transfer; authorizes state, pursuant to Fla. Contraband Forfeiture Act, to claim certain property & materials from certain dealers & retailers who attempt to defraud state, etc. Amends Ch. 210; reenacts 772.102(1)(a), 895.02(1)(a).

Effective Date: 10/01/2005
Last Action: 4/27/2005 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00638; Substituted HB 205 -SJ 00619; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 205 (Ch. 2005-228)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2005 Senate • Filed
2/9/2005 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Government Efficiency Appropriations; General Government Appropriations
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Government Efficiency Appropriations; General Government Appropriations -SJ 00053; On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/08/05, 2:30 pm, 110-S; CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00135; CS read first time on 03/10/05 -SJ 00148
3/10/2005 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00135; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/15/05, 12:00 noon, 37-S
3/15/2005 Senate • Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00187
3/16/2005 Senate • Now in Government Efficiency Appropriations -SJ 00187
3/18/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Government Efficiency Appropriations, 03/23/05, 9:00 am, 110-S
3/23/2005 Senate • Favorable by Government Efficiency Appropriations; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00265; Now in General Government Appropriations -SJ 00265
4/18/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- General Government Appropriations, 04/21/05, 9:15 am, 301-S
4/21/2005 Senate • CS/CS by- General Government Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00567; CS read first time on 04/26/05 -SJ 00574
4/25/2005 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00567
4/27/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00638; Substituted HB 205 -SJ 00619; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 205 (Ch. 2005-228)