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2019 SESSION
SB 1295 Public schools; tobacco products and nicotine vapor products.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Public schools; tobacco products and nicotine vapor products. Requires each school board to (i) develop and implement a policy to prohibit the use and distribution of tobacco products and nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity and (ii) include in its code of student conduct a prohibition against possessing tobacco products or nicotine vapor products on a school bus, on school property, or at an on-site or off-site school-sponsored activity. Current law only places these requirements on each school board with regard to electronic cigarettes. The bill requires such policy to include adequate provisions for enforcement among students, employees, and visitors, including the enumeration of possible sanctions or disciplinary action consistent with state or federal law, and referrals to resources to help staff and students overcome tobacco addiction. This bill is identical to HB 2384.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102386D pdf
- 01/17/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105237D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER) pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102386D
- 01/07/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/09/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/17/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19105237D-S1
- 01/17/19 Senate: Incorporates SB1056 (Marsden)
- 01/17/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19105237D-S1
- 01/21/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1295S1
- 01/22/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/22/19 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/19 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 01/24/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/24/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 02/06/19 House: Reported from Education with amendment (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/19 House: Read second time
- 02/08/19 House: Read third time
- 02/08/19 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/08/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/08/19 House: Passed House with amendment (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/08/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (85-Y 14-N)
- 02/12/19 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/14/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/14/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
- 02/18/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 02/27/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 172 (effective 7/1/19)
- 02/27/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)