BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 1078: Minor possession of tobacco
Penalizing minor possession of tobacco.
Summary
- Revises RCW 70.155.080 to include the possession and use of tobacco products by persons under eighteen as a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- John Pennington (R-18)
- Introduced
- January 13, 1997 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: John Pennington (R-18)
12 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 1078 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1078 (2021–22) Voter eligibility/felony
- HB 1078 (2019–20) Hearing instruments/notices
- HB 1078 (2017–18) Trafficking, etc/time limits
- HB 1078 (2015–16) Consumer financial info
- HB 1078 (2013–14) Port commissioner terms
- HB 1078 (2011–12) Manu & mobile home landlords