Kentucky Senate Bill 56 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-26 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 35)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 438.305 to change the definition of "proof of age"; amend KRS 438.310 to prohibit the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.311 to make it unlawful for persons under 21 to buy tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products; establish a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for a person over the age of 18 who violates the age restrictions for purchasing or receiving tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products; remove status offense designation for violations by persons under 18; remove jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court for violations by persons under 18; remove references to arrest and court appearances by persons under 18; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit the wholesale, retail, or manufacturer distribution of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21; remove references to arrest and court appearances for persons under 18; amend KRS 438.315 to raise the minimum age for vending machine sales of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products to 21; remove references to arrest and court appearances for persons under 18; amend KRS 438.325 to establish 21 as the age limit regarding tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor product retail notifications; amend KRS 438.330 to set tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor product enforcement standards so that they relate to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.350 regarding possession of tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor products by a person under age 21; amend KRS 600.020 to remove tobacco offenses from the definition of "status offense action"; amend 610.010 to remove tobacco related offenses as provided in KRS 438.305 to 438.340 from the jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court; amend 630.020 to remove tobacco related offenses as provided in KRS 438.305 to 438.340 from the jurisdiction of the juvenile section of the District Court; amend 630.120 to remove the reference to child tobacco offenses under KRS 438.305 to 438.340; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2021.

AN ACT relating to the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]

Sen. Danny Carroll [R]

2020-03-19 - House - House: For Consent RCS# 313 (Y: 64 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs 1, sfa 1, sfta 2 RSN# 1162 (Y: 28 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-26	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 35)
2020-03-19	Senate	delivered to Governor
2020-03-19	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2020-03-19	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2020-03-19	Senate	received in Senate
2020-03-19	House	3rd reading, passed 64-20
2020-03-18	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2020
2020-03-17	House	returned to Rules
2020-03-05	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 6, 2020
2020-03-05	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-03-04	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2020-01-31	House	posted in committee
2020-01-28	House	to Judiciary (H)
2020-01-24	House	received in House
2020-01-23	Senate	3rd reading, passed 28-10 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2-title)
2020-01-23	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 23, 2020
2020-01-21	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed
2020-01-16	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2020-01-15	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2020-01-08	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2020-01-07	Senate	introduced in Senate
2019-12-12	Senate	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb56.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb56/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/sb56/bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb56/LM.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/sb56/SCS1LM.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/sb56/vote_history.pdf