Bill Title: Tobacco and smoking. Imposes a tax on electronic cigarettes. Deposits the tax into the tobacco use prevention and cessation trust fund. Prohibits a tobacco sales certificate if the premises contains a pharmacy. Increases the fee for a tobacco sales certificate. Adds the use of an electronic cigarette to the definition of "smoking" for the purpose of the laws that prohibit smoking in certain places. Prohibits smoking on property owned by the state. Adds, removes, and amends exemptions to the places where smoking is allowed. Removes the prohibition against an employer requiring, as a condition of employment, that a prospective employee

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-22 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [HB1235 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Edward Clere [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Charlie Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ronald Bacon [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-075	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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