2001-05-08                     Senate Journal                      Page 1734
HB 228                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(FIN) "An Act relating to the                                              
accounting of fees from business license endorsements for tobacco                                   
products, to the disclosure of certain confidential cigarette and tobacco                           
product information, to notification regarding a cigarette                                          
manufacturer's noncompliance with the tobacco product Master                                        
Settlement Agreement, to business license endorsements for sale of                                  
tobacco products, to citations and penalties for illegal sales of tobacco                           
products; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time.                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption                                    
of the following Letter of Intent:                                                                  
                                                                                                    
                               Letter of Intent                                                    
                                     for                                                           
                        CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(FIN)                                             
                                                                                                    
          With the enactment and funding of HB 228, the                                             
          Legislature intends for the Department of Health and                                      
          Social Services to comply with the Synar                                                  
          Amendment section 1926 of the Public Health                                               
          Service Act. The Department shall report its progress                                     
          in reducing the rate of tobacco sales to minors to the                                    
          Senate and House Finance committees by January 15                                         
          of each year. The Department shall advise the                                             
          Finance committees when the State has reduced the                                         
          rate of tobacco sales to minors below this federal                                        
          threshold.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Without objection, the Senate Letter of Intent was adopted.                                         
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 228(FIN) "An                                       
Act relating to the accounting of fees from business license                                        
endorsements for tobacco products, to the disclosure of certain                                     
confidential cigarette and tobacco product information, to notification                             
regarding a cigarette manufacturer's noncompliance with the tobacco                                 
product Master Settlement Agreement, to business license                                            
endorsements for sale of tobacco products, to citations and penalties                               
for illegal sales of tobacco products; and providing for an effective                               
date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: