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• Introduced by Rep. Barbara Farrah (D) on September 9, 2008, to clarify and update wording in the law authorizing the distribution to local health departments, hospitals and enforcement activities money in a state “health and safety fund” funded by cigarette taxes.
  • Referred to the House Regulatory Reform Committee on September 9, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Barbara Farrah (D) on November 13, 2008. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on November 13, 2008.
• Passed 58 to 43 in the House on November 13, 2008, to clarify and update wording in the law authorizing the distribution to local health departments, hospitals and enforcement activities money in a state “health and safety fund” funded by cigarette taxes.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 2, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on December 2, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 19, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.