Tobacco products; purchase, etc., of nicotine vapor products by minors, penalty. (HB218)

Introduced By

Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from co-patrons Del. Keith Hodges (R-Urbanna), and Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Purchase, etc., of tobacco products by minors; vapor products. Adds vapor products to the definition of tobacco products that cannot be sold to or purchased or possessed by a minor. The bill defines a vapor product as a noncombustible tobacco-derived product containing nicotine that employs a mechanical heating element, battery, or circuit that can be used to heat a nicotine solution. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/27/2013Committee
12/27/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100803D
12/27/2013Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/10/2014Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
01/13/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (11-Y 0-N)
02/07/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/07/2014Committee substitute printed 14104514D-H1
02/07/2014Incorporates HB26
02/08/2014Read first time
02/10/2014Incorporates HB26
02/10/2014Read second time
02/10/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14104514D-H1
02/10/2014Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB218H1
02/11/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/11/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2014Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/19/2014Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2014Read third time
02/24/2014Reading of amendment waived
02/24/2014Committee amendment agreed to
02/24/2014Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/24/2014Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/25/2014Placed on Calendar
02/26/2014Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
02/26/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2014Enrolled
03/03/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB218ER)
03/03/2014Signed by Speaker
03/06/2014Signed by President
03/31/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (effective 7/1/14)
03/31/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.