Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1568 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1568
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Jason M. Lewis
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act to create a nicotine free generation.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jason M. LewisFifth MiddlesexJohn F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth1/23/2025 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1317 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1568
18	18	By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1568) of Jason M. Lewis and John F.
19	19	Keenan for legislation to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to persons born on or after January
20	20	1, 2006. Public Health.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
25	25	_______________
26	26	An Act to create a nicotine free generation.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 239 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words “and (iv)” and inserting
31	31	3in place there of the words:- (iv) the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products to persons born
32	32	4on or after January 1, 2006; and (v).
33	33	5 SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of section 6 of chapter 270 of the General Laws, as so
34	34	6appearing, is hereby amended by striking out the definition “Tobacco product” and inserting in
35	35	7place thereof the following definition:-
36	36	8 “Tobacco product”, a product containing or made or derived from tobacco or nicotine
37	37	9that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled,
38	38	10snorted, sniffed or ingested by any other means including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars,
39	39	11little cigars, chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars,
40	40	12electronic pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems or any other similar products that rely on 2 of 2
41	41	13vaporization or aerosolization regardless of nicotine content in the product; provided, however,
42	42	14that “tobacco product” shall also include any component, part or accessory of a tobacco product;
43	43	15and provided further, that “tobacco product” shall not include a product that has been approved
44	44	16by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco cessation
45	45	17product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for the
46	46	18approved purpose.
47	47	19 SECTION 3. Subsection (b) of said section 6 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is
48	48	20hereby amended by inserting, in line 27, after the word “age” the following words:- or born on or
49	49	21after January 1, 2006.
50	50	22 SECTION 4. Said section 6 of said chapter 270, as so appearing, is hereby further
51	51	23amended by adding the following subsection:-
52	52	24 (f) Nothing in this section shall preempt further restriction by the commonwealth or any
53	53	25department, agency or political subdivision of the commonwealth.
54	54	26 SECTION 5. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.