KentuckyAN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure.
What it does
Amend KRS 438.305 to define terms; create new sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to create the Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing within the Department of Beverage Control; give the department investigators the authority to inspect any premise where alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products are sold without obtaining a search warrant; require any retailer that sells alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to obtain a tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products license issued by the department; establish penalties for retailers that sell alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products without a license; establish conditions under which a license may be revoked; amend KRS 438.310 to establish penalties for retailers and store clerks who sell to individuals under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer whose license has been revoked; prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer that has been placed on the tobacco noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.337 to allocate 100% of license and application fees to the department; allocate 50% of fines collected to go toward a youth program that educates the youth on the dangers of vaping and tobacco use; require the department to develop and maintain the noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.340 to direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a procedure for administering citations, issuing orders, and filing appeals; amend KRS 438.350 to establish conditions upon which a person under the age of 21 may be required to perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program; amend various sections of KRS to conform.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 78)Became Law
- Mar 13delivered to Governor
- Vote recorded Final Passage SB 100 W/ hcs1. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseTo Governor
- Mar 13enrolled, signed by President of the SenateMajor
- Mar 13passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1)Major
- Mar 13Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 13posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
- Mar 13taken from Rules (S)
- Mar 12to Rules (S)Minor
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12received in Senate
- Mar 123rd reading, passed 82-11 with Committee Substitute (1)Major
- Mar 12placed in the Orders of the Day
- Mar 12taken from Rules
- Mar 12reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 6returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- Mar 62nd readingMinor
- Mar 6taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
- Mar 5to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)Minor
- Mar 5returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- Mar 51st readingMinor
- Mar 5taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- Feb 27to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Feb 27received in House
- Feb 26passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (3-title)Major
- Vote recorded PASS SB 100 W/ scs1 sfa5 sfta3. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (4)
- Feb 263rd readingMinor
- Feb 26floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
- Feb 25passed over and retained in the Orders of the DayMajor
- Feb 25floor amendment (5) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 21floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to billMinor
- Feb 21passed over and retained in the Orders of the DayPassed House
- Feb 20passed over and retained in the Orders of the DayPassed Senate
- Feb 19posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Feb 19floor amendment (2) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 192nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Feb 18floor amendment (1) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 18reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Feb 12to Licensing & Occupations (S)Minor
- Feb 7to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 7introduced in SenateIntroduced