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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 491

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Relating to: restrictions on the use of products used for inhaling or exhaling vapor.

Building Cigarette

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill specifies that the term “smoking," for purposes of the general

prohibition under current law against smoking in indoor locations, includes inhaling

or exhaling vapor from a “vapor product,” which the bill defines as any

noncombustible product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic

circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means that can be used to

produce vapor from a solution or other substance. The bill specifies that “vapor

product” includes an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo,

electronic pipe, or similar product or device. Also, a product satisfies the definition

of “vapor product” regardless of whether the product contains nicotine.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , Fields (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kolste (D) , L. Myers (D) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Oldenburg (R) , Pope (D) , Ramthun (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zamarripa (D)

12 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Schachtner (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Kolste, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Doyle, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Pope, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Risser, Bewley, Carpenter, Darling, Johnson, Larson, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Wanggaard

  2. Oct 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Oct 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1