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2003 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2003 - 8:52 a.m.
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SENATE BILL 162

File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 896/02 - SRU
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 631

Sponsored By:
Senator Forehand

Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program - Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors


Synopsis:

Prohibiting specified retailers from selling tobacco products to minors; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to design, implement, and administer a compliance check program to eliminate the sale of tobacco products to minors; requiring the Department to issue specified citations to retailers that sell tobacco products to minors; establishing specified penalties; etc.


History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/5
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
3/4
Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
CITATIONS
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COMPTROLLER
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEARINGS
IDENTIFICATION
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
NOTICES
PENALTIES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
TOBACCO
VENDING MACHINES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 16-210 , 16-212 , 16-306 , 16-308.1 )

Health - General
( 24-1101 , 24-1102 , 24-1103 , 24-1104 , 24-1105 , 24-1106 , 24-1107 , 24-1108 , 24-1109 , 24-1110 )


Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered



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