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HB |
136/aSCORC |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Prevent Youth Access To Tobacco |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Martinez/Padilla |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Taxation
and Revenue Department (TRD)
No
Responses Received From
Regulation
and Licensing Department (RLD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of SCORC Amendment
The Senate Corporations and Transportation
Committee amendment adds another exception under which tobacco products can
be sold via vending machine. Under the
SCORC amendment, tobacco products could be sold via vending machine in
locations in which the vending machine is equipped with a remote-controlled
lock-out device.
Synopsis
of Original Bill
House Bill 136 amends Section 30-49-7 to restrict the
sale of tobacco products to a direct, face-to-face exchange between the
customer and seller. The bill leaves two
exceptions for vending machines sales that currently exist in statute. However, it deletes the existing statutory provision
that allows tobacco vending machines in locations where alcoholic beverages are
sold for consumption on the premises.
The bill also prohibits the sale of tobacco products with a self-service
display where the public has access to the products without the assistance of
the seller.
Finally, the bill adds a section that states
written, telephonic, and electronic sales are not subject to the provisions of
Section 30-49-7.
Significant Issues
This bill may reduce vending machine related tobacco
consumption. The impact on total cigarette
consumption is indeterminate. This
legislation could serve as a deterrent to the unlawful sale of tobacco products
to minors.
The sale of tobacco products on tribal lands may
not apply.
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