MA S1271

Bill

Relative to tobacco cessation

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to tobacco cessation. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill requires retail tobacco product sellers to conspicuously post signage provided by the Department of Public Health that includes information about smoking cessation resources, such as the website of the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program and the Smokers Helpline telephone number. The goal of this bill is to promote tobacco cessation by making cessation information more readily available to consumers at the point of tobacco purchase.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied S1218 (on 03/19/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1271

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1271
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1271.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs	Accompanied S612	Similar To
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1527	To direct tobacco tax revenues to reduce tobacco use and its harms	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)	See H3827	Similar To
H4861	Public health	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H621	Relative to accessible medical equipment	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
S1178	Relative to the age of tobacco purchase	Accompanied S1218	Similar To
S1188	Restricting the sale of tobacco products at health care institutions	Accompanied S1218	Similar To
S1218	To protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction	Accompanied H4486	Replaced by
S1262	Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1501	Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S405	To restrict the use of pesticides around children	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To
S618	Establishing a public health insurance option	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H101

Improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs

Accompanied S612

Similar To

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1133

To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1527

To direct tobacco tax revenues to reduce tobacco use and its harms

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H4048

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health (see House, No. 3827)

See H3827

Similar To

H4861

Public health

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H621

Relative to accessible medical equipment

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

S1178

Relative to the age of tobacco purchase

Accompanied S1218

Similar To

S1188

Restricting the sale of tobacco products at health care institutions

Accompanied S1218

Similar To

S1218

To protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction

Accompanied H4486

Replaced by

S1262

Establishing the Massachusetts Cemeteries Board of Oversight

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1501

Relative to a local option excise on the sale of alcoholic beverages for municipal substance abuse prevention and public health programs

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S405

To restrict the use of pesticides around children

Accompanied a study order, see S2489

Similar To

S618

Establishing a public health insurance option

Accompanied a study order, see S2535

Similar To

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