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2020 SESSION
HB 1185 Nicotine vapor products; sale, penalties.
Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sale of nicotine vapor products; penalties. Limits the sale of (i) flavored nicotine vapor products, including mint and menthol but not tobacco flavors, and (ii) high-nicotine vapor products above 30 mg strength to retail establishments that sell to persons 21 years of age or older and have proven age restriction processes. The bill requires such retail establishments to prove valid identification checks at the door upon entry and again before any transaction is processed and to maintain required age verification documentation for every transaction. The bill also prohibits all direct-to-consumer online sales that are intended to deliver nicotine vapor products and prohibits the sale of nicotine vapor products with additives other than traditional e-liquid ingredients (e.g., propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavoring) that alter the performance characteristics of nicotine (e.g., benzoic acid). The bill further requires a person selling a tobacco product, nicotine vapor product, or alternative nicotine product to obtain identification as proof of a buyer's age in any circumstance. Under current law, such identification is not required from an individual who the person has reason to believe is at least 21 years of age or who the person knows is at least 21 years of age.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104944D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107862D-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104944D
- 01/07/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/22/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Finance by voice vote
- 01/27/20 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/27/20 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/29/20 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/31/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107862D-H1
- 02/05/20 House: Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote