MA S976

Bill

Reducing tobacco sales to minors

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to reduce tobacco sales to minors. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to require retailers to verify the age of all tobacco product purchasers, regardless of their apparent age, by checking government-issued photographic identification to confirm they are at least 21 years old. The bill also increases the penalties for violations, raising the fines to $1,000 for the first offense, $2,000 for the second offense, and $5,000 for the third and subsequent offenses. The Department of Public Health is authorized to issue regulations to implement these new requirements.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (17)

Brian Ashe (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Hannah Kane (R), John Keenan (D), John Lawn (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S976

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S976
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S976.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1478	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1495	Prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1536	To define inducing a minor into prostitution	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1951	Relative to the sale of tobacco to minors	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H3458	Allowing for unknown source of or severe illness and continuing offense to toll the statute of limitations and requiring greater attention to scientific reasoning	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S1265	Relative to expanding access to preventative HIV screening and testing for minors	Accompanied S1237	Similar To
S1333	Prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan to minors	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S70	Relative to abusive practices to change sexual orientation and gender identity in minors	Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H140	Similar To

Bill > S976

MA S976

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (17)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary