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• Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on March 13, 2007, to increase the penalties for selling tobacco to minors, from $50 to $100 for a first offense, $250 for a second offense, and $500 for a third offense within a year. If the sale is over the Internet or by mail order, the fines would be $500, $1,000 and $2,000, respectively.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on March 13, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on May 13, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Dudley Spade (D) on May 14, 2008, to expressly authorize taking the fingerprints of a person arrested for illegal tobacco sales to minors, and sending these to the State Police for screening and recording. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on May 14, 2008.
• Passed 99 to 9 in the House on May 14, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 15, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 15, 2008.