2003 Regular Session

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 (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered