Bill > SB00491

This bill proposes establishing a grant program designed to provide financial assistance to convenience stores, gas stations, and other retail establishments that voluntarily agree to stop selling tobacco and nicotine products. The primary goal of the legislation is to support efforts aimed at reducing tobacco and nicotine product availability by incentivizing retailers to discontinue selling these items through targeted grant funding. By offering financial support to businesses that choose to cease selling tobacco and nicotine products, the bill seeks to create economic motivation for retailers to remove these products from their shelves, potentially contributing to broader public health objectives of reducing tobacco and nicotine consumption.

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