6 | | - | ONCERNING PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES TO |
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7 | | - | MINORS |
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8 | | - | , AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, ESTABLISHING THE SALE |
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9 | | - | OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES TO MINORS AS A DECEPTIVE TRADE |
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10 | | - | PRACTICE |
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12 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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13 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-102, amend (10) |
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14 | | - | as follows: |
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15 | | - | 6-1-102. Definitions. As used in this article 1, unless the context |
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16 | | - | otherwise requires: |
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17 | | - | (10) "Sale" means any sale, offer for sale, or attempt to sell any real |
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18 | | - | or personal PRODUCT, GOOD, OR property for any consideration. |
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19 | | - | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-105, amend |
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20 | | - | (1)(cccc) and (4) as follows: |
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21 | | - | NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative |
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22 | | - | officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill |
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23 | | - | or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative |
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24 | | - | history, or the Session Laws. |
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25 | | - | ________ |
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26 | | - | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes |
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27 | | - | through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of |
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28 | | - | the act. 6-1-105. Unfair or deceptive trade practices - definitions. (1) A |
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29 | | - | person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the |
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30 | | - | person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person: |
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31 | | - | (cccc) Sells or offers for sale a product |
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32 | | - | OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING |
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33 | | - | DEVICE |
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34 | | - | that is age-restricted to a person who does not meet the age |
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35 | | - | restriction; or |
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36 | | - | (4) For purposes of |
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37 | | - | AS USED IN this section, UNLESS THE CONTEXT |
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38 | | - | OTHERWISE REQUIRES |
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40 | | - | (a) "E |
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41 | | - | LECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN |
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42 | | - | SECTION |
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43 | | - | 25-14-203 (4.5). |
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44 | | - | (b) "Recklessly" means a reckless disregard for the truth or falsity |
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45 | | - | of a statement or advertisement. |
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46 | | - | SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, |
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47 | | - | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate |
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48 | | - | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for |
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49 | | - | PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1356 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state |
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50 | | - | institutions. |
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51 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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52 | | - | Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg |
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53 | | - | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF |
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54 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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55 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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56 | | - | Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell |
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57 | | - | CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF |
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58 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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59 | | - | APPROVED________________________________________ |
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60 | | - | (Date and Time) |
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61 | | - | _________________________________________ |
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62 | | - | Jared S. Polis |
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63 | | - | GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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64 | | - | PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1356 |
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| 13 | + | ONCERNING PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING101 |
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| 14 | + | DEVICES TO MINORS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,102 |
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| 15 | + | ESTABLISHING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES TO103 |
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| 16 | + | MINORS AS A DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE .104 |
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| 17 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 18 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 19 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 20 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 21 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 22 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 23 | + | .) |
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| 24 | + | The bill amends the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" to make |
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| 25 | + | the sale of electronic smoking devices that have not received |
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| 26 | + | authorization by the federal food and drug administration (FDA) an unfair |
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| 27 | + | SENATE |
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| 28 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 29 | + | May 4, 2024 |
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| 30 | + | SENATE |
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| 31 | + | 2nd Reading Unamended |
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| 32 | + | May 3, 2024 |
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| 33 | + | HOUSE |
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| 34 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 35 | + | April 17, 2024 |
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| 36 | + | HOUSE |
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| 37 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 38 | + | April 16, 2024 |
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| 39 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 40 | + | Herod, Amabile, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, English, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, Lindstedt, |
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| 41 | + | Willford |
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| 42 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 43 | + | Mullica, Buckner, Cutter, Michaelson Jenet, Priola |
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| 44 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 45 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 46 | + | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. or deceptive trade practice. |
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| 47 | + | To sell electronic smoking devices in the state, the bill requires a |
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| 48 | + | manufacturer of electronic smoking devices to be authorized by the FDA. |
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| 49 | + | The attorney general must compile and maintain a directory of all |
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| 50 | + | manufacturers and electronic smoking devices that have been authorized |
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| 51 | + | by the FDA. Retailers, distributors, wholesalers, or other intermediary |
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| 52 | + | entities are not permitted to sell electronic smoking devices that do not |
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| 53 | + | have FDA authorization and do not appear in the directory, and violations |
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| 54 | + | of the bill are subject to civil penalties under the "Colorado Consumer |
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| 55 | + | Protection Act". |
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| 56 | + | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 57 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-102, amend (10)2 |
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| 58 | + | as follows:3 |
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| 59 | + | 6-1-102. Definitions. As used in this article 1, unless the context4 |
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| 60 | + | otherwise requires:5 |
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| 61 | + | (10) "Sale" means any sale, offer for sale, or attempt to sell any6 |
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| 62 | + | real or personal PRODUCT, GOOD, OR property for any consideration.7 |
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| 63 | + | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-105, amend8 |
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| 64 | + | (1)(cccc) and (4) as follows:9 |
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| 65 | + | 6-1-105. Unfair or deceptive trade practices - definitions.10 |
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| 66 | + | (1) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of11 |
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| 67 | + | the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:12 |
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| 68 | + | (cccc) Sells or offers for sale a product OR ELECTRONIC SMOKING13 |
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| 69 | + | DEVICE that is age-restricted to a person who does not meet the age14 |
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| 70 | + | restriction; or15 |
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| 71 | + | (4) For purposes of AS USED IN this section, UNLESS THE CONTEXT16 |
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| 72 | + | OTHERWISE REQUIRES:17 |
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| 73 | + | (a) "ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH18 |
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| 74 | + | IN SECTION 25-14-203 (4.5).19 |
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| 75 | + | (b) "Recklessly" means a reckless disregard for the truth or falsity20 |
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| 76 | + | 1356-2- of a statement or advertisement.1 |
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| 77 | + | SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,2 |
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| 78 | + | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate3 |
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| 79 | + | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for4 |
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| 80 | + | the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state5 |
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| 81 | + | institutions.6 |
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| 82 | + | 1356 |
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| 83 | + | -3- |
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