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HB 1570 Tobacco products, etc.; possession by persons under 21 years of age.

Introduced by: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products by persons under 21 years of age; exception; scientific study. Provides an exception to the law prohibiting possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, or alternative nicotine products by a person less than 21 years of age when such possession is part of a scientific study being conducted by an organization for the purpose of medical research to further efforts in cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation and tobacco product regulation, provided that such medical research has been approved by an institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal regulations or by a research review committee.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20104330D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1570ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/20  House: Presented and ordered printed 20104330D
• 01/14/20  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/20/20  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/22/20  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
• 01/27/20  House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
• 01/27/20  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/28/20  House: Assigned HWI sub: Health
• 02/03/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 10-N)
• 02/05/20  House: Read first time
• 02/06/20  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/07/20  House: Read third time and passed House (56-Y 44-N)
• 02/07/20  House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
• 02/10/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/20  Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/28/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1570ER)
• 02/28/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2020
• 03/11/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 03/31/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/31/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)