VA RESIDENTS ACT NOW! (PROPOSED SMOKING BANS!)

[N2Advnture]

(notified by Frankluke on BOTL)

Recently, the following bills have been filed in an attempt to restrict smoking of cigars and other tobacco products within the Commonwealth:

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb2245
1. House Bill No. 2245 from Delegate Algie T. Howell, Jr. - Democrat of Norfolk[/a] [br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb2689
2. House Bill No. 2689 from Delegate Glenn G. Oder - Republican of Newport News [/a][br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb2422
3. House Bill No. 2422 from Delegate Morgan H. Griffith - Republican of Salem [/a][br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb2067
4. House Bill No. 2067 from Delegate John A. Cosgrove - Republican of Chesapeake [/a][br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb1952
5. House Bill No. 1952 from Delegate Harvey B. Morgan - Republican of Gloucester [/a][br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=hb2005
6. House Bill No. 2005 from Delegate Vincent F. Callahan, Jr. - Republican of McLean [/a][br]

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=071&typ=bil&val=sb1161
7. Senate Bill No. 1161 from Senator Brandon J. Bell. II - Republican of Roanoke [/a]


Simply speaking, House Bills 2245, 2689, 1952, and 2005 need to be defeated, along with Senate Bill 1161. Each of the above bills from the House of Delegates has been assigned to the House General Laws Committee, and their Sub-Committee #3, which defeated Senator Bell’s legislation last year. Senator Bell’s 2007 legislation has been assigned to the Senate Education & Health Committee, just as last year.

Contact Senator Webb here:
http://webb.senate.gov/

Contact Senator Warner here:
http://warner.senate.gov/

Contact Your Rep. here:
http://www.house.gov/htbin/wrep_findrep

Write them ASAP!

~Mark

[Poriggity]

What a nightmare.. We just got a ludicrous tax banned here a while ago, and now this.  Take action guys!
Scott  

[JoeBob]

Speaking as an Ohio resident, where they just passed a state-wide indoor smoking ban......

ACT!

In our case, they have inacted the ban, but haven't enforced it yet.
3 Cigar shops in my area have ALREADY closed. (The mall stores)

ACT!

[Cigar Penguin]

Hey,I was supposed to move to Virginia....looks like North carolina or South Carolina is an option now.
Which has lower cigar prices? [really]

[sergione]

Act Now guys.....california didnt allow the tax crap bill to past...hope it turns out the same