Concerning the taxation of vapor products as tobacco products.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2019 · House Apr 28, 2019
How they voted
32–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 28, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican17
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
14
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 28, 2019
Amended
Committee amendment not adopted.
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM
upper
Apr 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Apr 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 01:30 PM
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 08:00 AM
lower
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerry Pollet
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Walen
DDemocratic
Co
Beth Doglio
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kilduff
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Ryu
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Cody
DDemocratic
Co
GT
Gael Tarleton
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
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