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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 154

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prohibiting purchase of tobacco products on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor and providing penalties.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, under the laws relating to public health, purchasing cigarettes on

behalf of, or to provide to, a minor is punishable by a forfeiture of not more than $500

for a violation that is not committed within 30 months of a previous violation; a fine

of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both, for a

violation that is committed within 30 months of a previous violation; a fine of not

more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for a violation

that is committed within 30 months of two previous violations; and a fine of not more

than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than nine months, or both, for a violation

that is committed within 30 months of three previous violations.

This bill expands the prohibition on purchasing cigarettes on behalf of, or to

provide to, a minor, to include purchasing tobacco products for the same purpose.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Gottlieb (R) , Kerkman (R) , Petersen (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Smith (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Townsend (R) , Zepnick (D) , Zigmunt (D)

9 cosponsors

A. Lasee (R) , Darling (R) , Kedzie (R) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Risser (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Jul 8, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bies, Brooks, Berceau, Gottlieb, Kerkman, Petersen, Pope-Roberts, A. Ott, Smith, Spanbauer, Townsend, Zepnick and Zigmunt;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Darling, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Lazich, Lehman, Olsen, Risser and Taylor

  2. Mar 19, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health

  3. May 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  6. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1