Bill Text: CT HB06283 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Regulating Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-07-06 - Signed by the Governor [HB06283 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06283-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6283
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2608
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83rd Dist. REP. ALEXANDER, 58th Dist. REP. ARCONTI, 109th Dist. SEN. BARTOLOMEO, 13th Dist. SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist. REP. CASE, 63rd Dist. REP. COOK, 65th Dist. REP. CURREY, 11th Dist. REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18th Dist.			REP. GENGA, 10th Dist. SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. LESSER, 100th Dist. REP. MORIN, 28th Dist. REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. REP. RILEY, 46th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. REP. STANESKI, 119th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist.

AN ACT REGULATING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require (1) electronic cigarettes to be (A) defined as a tobacco product, (B) subject to the same smoke-free laws as cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h, (C) subject to the same marketing restrictions as cigarettes, (D) flavorless, (E) subject to standards for contaminants and strict quality control of manufacturing, (F) carry labels disclosing the materials used in the electronic cigarettes and the sources of such materials, and (G) carry warning labels on the health consequences of inhaling its contents, similar to those warnings required with regard to cigarettes, and (2) the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to implement the requirements with regard to electronic cigarettes.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide electronic cigarette users with information on the risks of and protect nonusers from exposure to electronic cigarettes.