MA S2585

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Introduced
06/28/2018

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12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

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This bill makes several changes to tobacco regulations in Massachusetts. It removes references to "vending machine operators" throughout the General Laws, clarifies definitions related to tobacco products and sales, increases the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, prohibits the sale of tobacco products in health care institutions, requires child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers, and makes other technical updates to the state's tobacco laws. The bill also requires a review of tobacco cessation benefits offered by health insurance plans and has an effective date of December 31, 2018.

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See H4486 (on 06/28/2018)

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2585

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Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2585
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2585.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4471	Order for special procedures to H. 4109	No further action taken	Similar To
H4486	Protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2018	Replaced by
H4784	Text of a further amendment, offered by Ms. Hogan of Stow, to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2585) of the House Bill protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction (House, No. 4486). July 18, 2018.	Text of an amendment, see H4486	Similar To
S1218	To protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction	Accompanied H4486	Similar To

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