Bill Title: Amends the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Changes the name of the Act to the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products Act. Raises the age for whom tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and alternative nicotine products may be sold from at least 18 years of age to at least 21 years of age. Eliminates the penalty for possession of a cigar, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco in any of its forms by persons under 18 years of age. Defines "electronic cigarette". Repeals the Smokeless Tobacco Limitation Act. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4297 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Primary	N/A	217-782-6400	HD-078	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Melissa Conyears-Ervin [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-010	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Al Riley [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-038	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sam Yingling [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-062	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcus Evans [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8272	HD-033	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Luis Arroyo [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-003	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christian Mitchell [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-026	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Emanuel Welch [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-5350	HD-007	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Deborah Conroy [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-046	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-2119	SD-009	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robyn Gabel [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-8052	HD-018	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Theresa Mah [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-2855	HD-024	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Juliana Stratton [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-005	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-8197	HD-030	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-8173	HD-002	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Robert Martwick [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-782-1035	SD-010	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Mussman [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-3725	HD-056	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	217-557-0523	SD-006	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barbara Currie [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-025	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Sente [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-059	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ann Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-782-2458	HD-011	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Litesa Wallace [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-067	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Ammons [D]	Cosponsor	Email	217-558-1009	HD-103	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Margo McDermed [R]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-037	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Monica Bristow [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-111	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart