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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5329 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001148 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUC TS TAX |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Representatives O'Brien, Casey, Solomon, Corvese, Baginski, and Hull |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: February 07, 2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: House Corporations |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 44-20-61 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-20 entitled "Cigarette 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | and Other Tobacco Products Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 44-20-61. Product restrictions on electronic nicotine-delivery system products. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) “Characterizing flavor” means a distinguishable taste or aroma, other than the taste or 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | aroma of tobacco or menthol, distinguishable by an ordinary consumer, imparted either prior to, or 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | during, consumption of an electronic nicotine-delivery system product or component part thereof, 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | including, but not limited to, tastes or aromas relating to any fruit, mint, wintergreen, chocolate, 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | vanilla, honey, candy, cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice or which impart a cooling 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | or numbing sensation. The determination of whether an electronic nicotine-delivery system product 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | has a characterizing flavor shall not be based solely on the use of additives, flavorings, or particular 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | ingredients, but shall instead consider all aspects of a final product including, but not limited to, 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | taste, flavor and aroma, product labeling, and advertising statements. A flavor shall be presumed 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | to be a characterizing flavor if a dealer, manufacturer, or distributor has made a statement or claim 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | directed to consumers or the public about such flavor, whether expressed or implied, that it has a 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | distinguishable taste or aroma (other than the taste or aroma of tobacco or menthol). 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) “Flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product” means any electronic nicotine-17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | delivery system product that imparts a characterizing flavor. 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (3) “Vape shop” means any premises dedicated to the display, sale, distribution, delivery, 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | offering, furnishing, or marketing of nicotine-delivery system products, liquid nicotine, liquid 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | nicotine containers or vapor products. 2 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (b) The sale, or offer for sale of, or the possession with intent to sell or to offer for sale, 3 |
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| 47 | 47 | | flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system products to consumers within the state of Rhode Island 4 |
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| 48 | 48 | | is hereby prohibited, except at a vape shop. Compassion centers and licensed cultivators registered 5 |
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| 49 | 49 | | with the state of Rhode Island department of business regulation-office of cannabis regulation under 6 |
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| 50 | 50 | | chapter 28.6 of title 21 are exempt from this provision except as to products that contain, are made 7 |
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| 51 | 51 | | of, or are derived from tobacco or nicotine, natural or synthetic. 8 |
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| 52 | 52 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 9 |
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| 59 | 59 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 60 | 60 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 61 | 61 | | OF |
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| 62 | 62 | | A N A C T |
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| 63 | 63 | | RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX |
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| 64 | 64 | | *** |
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| 65 | 65 | | This act would define a vape shop and exempt it from the prohibition of selling electronic 1 |
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| 66 | 66 | | nicotine-delivery system products. 2 |
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| 67 | 67 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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