04/02/2010 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 117                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act requiring the Department of Revenue to set the                                                                     
     minimum price for cigarettes for sale by wholesalers                                                                       
     and retailers; and prohibiting a wholesaler or                                                                             
     retailer from selling at wholesale or retail                                                                               
     cigarettes at a lower price than the price set by the                                                                      
     Department of Revenue."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson asked if there  had been any opposition to the                                                                    
bill from vendors.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
ESTHER CHA,  STAFF, SENATOR LESIL  MCGUIRE, replied  that so                                                                    
far,  there   has  been  no   opposition.  There   was  some                                                                    
opposition  to  the original  version  of  the bill,  but  a                                                                    
compromise was reached.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Stedman  noted one  fiscal  note.  He stated  that                                                                    
there had been public testimony on the bill.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:04:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Hoffman MOVED  to  REPORT CSSB  117  (L&C) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  117 (L&C)  was REPORTED  out of  Committee with  a "do                                                                    
pass" recommendation and with zero FN 1 (REV).                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:04:44 AM