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HB0122

Cigarette Certification Duties

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In one sentence

This bill proposed moving specific duties for testing and enforcing cigarette safety rules from the state fire marshal to the department of revenue.

What it does

  • Changes the agency responsible for receiving cigarette certifications from the state fire marshal to the department of revenue.
  • Requires the department of revenue to authorize alternative test methods for cigarettes if it determines they are appropriate.
  • Allows authorized employees of the department of revenue to seize cigarettes that lack proper certification or markings.
  • Requires the state fire marshal and the department of revenue to review the effectiveness of these rules every three years.
  • Changes who receives the $250 fee paid by manufacturers for processing certifications from the state fire marshal to the department of revenue.

Who it affects

  • Cigarette manufacturers who must file certifications and pay fees.
  • The Wyoming Department of Revenue, which gains new certification and enforcement duties.
  • The State Fire Marshal, which retains shared duties for reviewing rule effectiveness and receiving notifications.
  • The Attorney General, who shares enforcement responsibilities and receives notifications of seizures.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the 2014 session, so these changes were not made into law.
  • The source text is a working draft, so the final wording might have been different if it had passed.
  • The bill does not specify new safety standards, only which agency handles the certification and enforcement processes.

Plain language

Terms to know

Certification
A written statement from a manufacturer that their cigarettes meet required performance standards.
Ignition Propensity
The safety standard related to how easily a cigarette can catch fire and stay lit.
Department of Revenue
The state agency that, under this bill, handles cigarette certification processing and certain enforcement duties.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 11, 6:23 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker argues that transferring certification duties and funds from the fire marshal's office to the Department of Revenue is more efficient because the revenue department already conducts inspections.

Public statementFloor statement at 49:28 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-02014-02-19 · House8 yes 1 no
Yes
8
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 8

Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50John C EklundH10Michael K MaddenH40Ruth A PetroffH16Semlek MTroy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 1

Carl R LoucksH59
H Introduced and Referred to H03 58-2-0-0-02014-02-13 · House58 yes 2 no
Yes
58
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 58

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Troy R MaderH52W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 2

James W ByrdH44Nicholas B

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Did Not Consider in CoWHouse
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H03 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
  4. H Introduced and Referred to H03House
  5. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  6. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0122HS001

Filed Standing Committee by H03