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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5752
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1589
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF TOBACCO, ELECTRONIC
NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS TO
UNDERAGE PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) increase the fines levied 1
upon anyone who sells tobacco, an electronic nicotine delivery system 2
or a vapor products to an underage person, and (2) deposit any 3
revenue generated from such increase in fines into a fund that shall be 4
used for anti-tobacco and anti-vaping education programs for 5
Connecticut's students and the establishment of a grant program for 6
the installation of vapor detectors in public schools. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To increase fines and penalties for the illegal sale of tobacco, electronic
nicotine delivery systems and vapor products to underage persons,
and to use such revenue for anti-tobacco and anti-vaping programs,
and the creation of a grant program to make vapor detectors available
to schools.