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Legislation


2002 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 896

File Code: Public Health
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
3/7
First Reading Senate Rules
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Senator Forehand) Adopted
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
( 8-901 , 8-902 , 8-903 , 8-904 , 8-905 , 8-906 , 8-907 , 8-908 , 8-909 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered
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