The following tobacco-related bills were introduced today, Wednesday, January 13th, in the West Virginia Legislature:
SB 24 - Forbidding tobacco products’ sale in pharmacies
SB 55 - Granting municipal courts jurisdiction over juveniles violating tobacco use laws
SB 56 - Increasing penalties for underage use or possession of tobacco
HB 2681 - Eliminating the food tax, increasing the tax on nonintoxicating beer, increasing the cigarette tax, increasing the noncigarette tobacco products tax..etc..
HB 2746 - Raising the excise tax on cigarettes and all other tobacco products
HB 2773 - Increasing the monetary penalties for selling tobacco products to minors
HB 2808 - Providing a procedure for removal of county, district or municipal officers
HB 2855 - Permitting the holder of a license to sell nonintoxicating liquors to determine the use or nonuse of tobacco products on the licensees’ premises
HB 2932 - Requiring the approval of board of health rules relating to tobacco use in public or private places
HB 3078 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standard and Fire Prevention Act
All House legislation on this list are carryover bills from the 2009 session. HB 3078, while introduced today, was actually passed in 2009 as a Senate bill.
Bills are listed here for informational purposes only and no endorsement is to be implied. Clear the Air will review bills more in depth as they begin to move. To track these bills yourself visit the West Virginia Legislative website Bill Status page.
Tags: 2009 Session, bills introduced, clean indoor air, tobacco control, tobacco excise tax, West Virigina Legislature
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