HOUSE BILL 631

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: SB 896/02 - SRU Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 162

Sponsored By:

Delegate Frush

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

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/19

Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate 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 (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered