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CS/SB 1618: Tobacco and Nicotine Products

GENERAL BILL by Innovation, Industry, and Technology ; Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cruz ; Mayfield ; Broxson

Tobacco and Nicotine Products; Citing this act as the "Tobacco 21 Act"; preempting the establishment of the minimum age for the sale or delivery of tobacco products, nicotine products, or nicotine dispensing devices to the state; revising the age under which it is unlawful to smoke in, on, or near school property; defining the terms “the minimum age for purchase” and “any person under the minimum age for purchase”; providing that it is unlawful to sell or deliver tobacco products to persons under the minimum age for purchase, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Rules -SJ 210
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 210
3/20/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2019 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 1 -SJ 265
• Now in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
3/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Innovation, Industry, and Technology, 04/02/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
4/2/2019 Senate • CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 312
4/3/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS by Innovation, Industry, and Technology read 1st time -SJ 318
4/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/23/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 2 -SJ 451
4/24/2019 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/25/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/19 -SJ 611
4/29/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 602
• Amendment(s) adopted (123848) -SJ 607
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 607
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 638
• Amendment(s) adopted (653024) -SJ 639
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 6 -SJ 639
4/30/2019 House • In Messages
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages