DE HB36 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-29 - Tabled in Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-29 - Tabled in Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]
Summary
Although minors are prohibited from purchasing tobacco, it is not technically wrong for a minor to possess or consume tobacco. This bill will make the possession, use, or consumption of tobacco by a minor subject to penalties relating to education and community service.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Offenses Related To Children.
Sponsors
| Rep. Michael Ramone [R] | Sen. David Lawson [R] | Sen. David McBride [D] | Sen. Jack Walsh [D] |
| Rep. Daniel Short [R] | Sen. David Wilson [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-29 | Tabled in Committee | |
| 2017-03-09 | Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 36, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House |
