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FL S1618

FL S1618
Tobacco and Nicotine Products


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Introduced
03/01/2019
In Committee
03/08/2019
Crossed Over
04/30/2019
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019

Introduced Session

2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Citing this act as the "Tobacco 21 Act"; preempting the establishment of the minimum age for the sale or delivery of tobacco products, nicotine products, or nicotine dispensing devices to the state; revising the age under which it is unlawful to smoke in, on, or near school property; defining the terms "the minimum age for purchase" and "any person under the minimum age for purchase"; providing that it is unlawful to sell or deliver tobacco products to persons under the minimum age for purchase, etc.

AI Summary

This bill, cited as the "Tobacco 21 Act", preempts the establishment of the minimum age for the sale or delivery of tobacco products, nicotine products, or nicotine dispensing devices to the state, setting the minimum age at 21 years old. It revises the age under which it is unlawful to smoke in, on, or near school property from 18 to 21 years old. The bill defines key terms like "the minimum age for purchase" and prohibits the sale or delivery of tobacco products to persons under 21. It also imposes penalties for selling or delivering such products to minors and for minors possessing or misrepresenting their age to purchase these products.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Other Sponsors (1)

Innovation, Industry, and Technology (Senate)

Last Action

Died in Messages (on 05/03/2019)

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