AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Raises the legal age for persons to purchase or be sold or delivered certain tobacco products, electronic nicotine-delivery systems and liquid nicotine containers from eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21) years of age.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 12, 2021
Signed Jul 7, 2021
Floor votes · House Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jul 7, 2021
Signed into law
07/07/2021 Signed by Governor
Jul 1, 2021
Senate · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
Jul 1, 2021
House · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub A
Jun 30, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
Mar 10, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Feb 12, 2021
House · Introduced
02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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