Virginia House Bill 1185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Sale of nicotine vapor products; penalties. Limits the sale of (i) flavored nicotine vapor products, including mint and menthol but not tobacco flavors, and (ii) high-nicotine vapor products above 30 mg strength to retail establishments that sell to persons 21 years of age or older and have proven age restriction processes. The bill requires such retail establishments to prove valid identification checks at the door upon entry and again before any transaction is processed and to maintain required age verification documentation for every transaction. The bill also prohibits all direct-to-consumer online sales that are intended to deliver nicotine vapor products and prohibits the sale of nicotine vapor products with additives other than traditional e-liquid ingredients (e.g., propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavoring) that alter the performance characteristics of nicotine (e.g., benzoic acid). The bill further requires a person selling a tobacco product, nicotine vapor product, or alternative nicotine product to obtain identification as proof of a buyer's age in any circumstance. Under current law, such identification is not required from an individual who the person has reason to believe is at least 21 years of age or who the person knows is at least 21 years of age.

Nicotine vapor products; sale, penalties.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Del. James Leftwich [R]

2020-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-05	House	Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote
2020-02-05	House	Committee substitute printed to LIS only 20107862D-H1
2020-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 3-N)
2020-01-29	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3
2020-01-27	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2020-01-27	House	Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2020-01-22	House	Subcommittee recommends referring to Finance by voice vote
2020-01-20	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
2020-01-07	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104944D

HB1185 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Continued to 2021 in Finance by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	2	371.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1185
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1185+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1185H1+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1003V0011+HB1185