FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATURESB 232/a

SECOND SESSION, 2014

February 6, 2014

Mr. President:

    Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 232

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 1, line 11, after the semicolon, strike the remainder of the line, strike line 12 and strike line 13 through the semicolon.

    2. On pages 1 through 3, strike Section 1 in its entirety.

    3. Renumber the succeeding sections accordingly.

    4. On page 3, line 14, after "product", strike "derived from tobacco".

    5. On page 3, line 21, after "means", strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 22 through 25 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following:

"a device, including its component parts, containing nicotine in a solution or other form that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit or other electronic, chemical or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or other form. "Vapor device" includes any electronic:

             (1) cigarette;

             (2) cigar;

             (3) cigarillo; or

             (4) pipe."".

    6. On page 8, line 4, after "municipality", insert ", home rule municipality".

    7. On page 8, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following new section:

    "SECTION 12. TEMPORARY PROVISION.--Not later than August 1, 2014, the public education department shall revise its tobacco, alcohol and drug free school districts policy to include alternative nicotine products and vapor devices as defined in Section 30-49-2 NMSA 1978.".,

and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               ___________________________________

                               Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused: None

Absent:   None

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