House of Representatives State of Utah




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        February 2, 2012

Madam Speaker:

    The Political Subdivisions Committee recommends H.B. 95, RETAIL SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, by Representative P. Ray, be replaced and reports a favorable recommendation on 1st Sub. H.B. 95, RETAIL SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 21 :    

             20          

{   .    requires a criminal background check for the owner of a retail tobacco specialty

             21      business;  
}


2.    Page 4, Lines 88 through 95 :    

             88          
{   (c) (i) A municipality shall require a criminal background check for an owner of a retail

             89      tobacco specialty business.
             90          (ii) A municipality may not issue a retail tobacco specialty business license to a person
             91      who has been convicted of:
             92          (A) a felony within the last five years;
             93          (B) a class A misdemeanor within the last five years; or
             94          (C) a class B misdemeanor within the last three years, related to the sale of a tobacco
             95      product.  
}


3.    Page 4, Lines 99 through 100 :    

             99          (ii) prohibits a municipality from adopting
{   additional restrictions   }        more restrictive requirements       on a tobacco specialty

             100      business
  than provided for in this section       .


4.    Page 6, Lines 153 through 155 :    

             153
{  
     municipality   }
  county       shall require an entity to be licensed as a retail tobacco specialty business to

             154      conduct business as a retail tobacco specialty business in a
{   municipality   }        county       .

             155          (b) A
{   municipality   }        county       may issue a retail tobacco specialty business license to an entity if


5.    Page 6, Lines 158 through 160 :    

             158      that conducts a retail tobacco specialty business in a
{   municipality   }        county       shall be licensed by the

             159     
{   municipality   }        county       as a retail tobacco specialty business.

             160          (5) (a) A
{   municipality   }        county       may not issue a license to a retail tobacco specialty business if it


6.    Page 6, Lines 171 through 178 :    

             171          
{   (c) (i) A municipality shall require a criminal background check for an owner of a retail

             172      tobacco specialty business.
             173          (ii) A municipality may not issue a retail tobacco specialty business license to a person
             174      who has been convicted of:
             175          (A) a felony within the last five years;
             176          (B) a class A misdemeanor within the last five years; or
             177          (C) a class B misdemeanor within the last three years, related to the sale of a tobacco
             178      product.  
}


7.    Page 6, Line 180 :    

             180          (i) requires a
{   municipality   }        county       to issue a business license to a retail tobacco specialty



8.    Page 7, Lines 182 through 184 :    

             182          (ii) prohibits a
{   municipality   }        county       from adopting      {   additional restrictions   }        more restrictive requirements       on a tobacco specialty

             183      business
  than provided for in this section       .

             184          (b) A
{   municipality   }        county       may revoke a business license issued under this section:


9.    Page 7, Line 192 :    

             192      a business license and is operating lawfully in a
{   municipality   }        county       on or before May 8, 2012, is


    Respectfully,

    R. Curt Webb
    Committee Chair
Voting: 7-4-1
7 HB0095.HC1.wpd 2/2/12 4:20 pm /JTW CJD/MDA


Bill Number
Action Class
Action Code

*HB0095S01*
*H*
*HCRSUBAMD*

HB0095S01
H
HCRSUBAMD