Maryland House Bill 489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Clarifying that the prohibition against selling, distributing, or offering for sale an electronic device to a minor that can be used to deliver nicotine includes any component for the device or product used to refill or resupply the device; clarifying that the exception to the prohibition for devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration applies only to devices for sale as a tobacco cessation product; requiring the District Court to remit penalties collected to the county in which the violation of the Act occurred; etc.

Electronic Cigarettes - Sale to Minors - Components, Supplies, and Enforcement

Del. Aruna Miller [D]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Del. Mark Chang [D]
Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]	Del. Sheila Hixson [D]
Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Andrew Platt [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]
Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Del. C.T. Wilson [D]	Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2015-04-08 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-28 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (93-44) (Y: 93 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-12	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 425
2015-04-13	House	Returned Passed
2015-04-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-04-13	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2015-04-13	Senate	Favorable Report Adopted
2015-04-13	Senate	Favorable Report by Finance
2015-04-13	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2015-04-02	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules
2015-04-01	House	Third Reading Passed (93-44)
2015-03-31	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-30	House	Special Order until 3/31 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
2015-03-30	House	Favorable with Amendments {523891/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-30	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2015-03-11	House	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
2015-02-10	House	First Reading Economic Matters and Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0489?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0489f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0489t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_425_hb0489t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0489_52389101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0489.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0489_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0489_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0489,h-0660&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0489,s-1134&stab=02&ys=2015RS