HB 142 KY

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Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to establish a vapor retail license and require retailers to have a retail license to sell vapor products; amend KRS 438.310 to increase penalties for violations related to the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.311 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who purchase or attempt to purchase alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to increase penalties for violations related to the distribution and retail of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.345 to require local boards of education to include policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products on school grounds and list those penalties; amend KRS 438.350 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who are caught in possession of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 600.020, 610.010, and 630.020 to include tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product violations as status offenses; amend KRS 138.195 to conform.

• M. Hart Republican · primary
• S. Riley Republican · primary
• S. Baker Republican · primary
• J. Bauman Republican · primary
• D. Elliott Republican · primary
• J. Hodgson Republican · primary
• K. Jackson Republican · primary
• W. Lawrence Republican · primary
• S. Lewis Republican · primary
• M. Lockett Republican · primary
• J. Raymond · primary
• T. Truett Republican · primary

1. Jan 4, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 4, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 25, 2024 to Education (H) · lower
4. Feb 13, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 14, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Feb 15, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
7. Feb 21, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024 · lower
8. Feb 22, 2024 3rd reading, passed 80-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
9. Feb 23, 2024 received in Senate · upper
10. Feb 23, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Feb 26, 2024 to Education (S) · upper
12. Mar 21, 2024 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
13. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
14. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
15. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
16. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
17. Mar 27, 2024 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
18. Mar 27, 2024 received in House · lower
19. Mar 27, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
20. Mar 28, 2024 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
21. Mar 28, 2024 House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
22. Mar 28, 2024 passed 91-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) · lower
23. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
24. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
25. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
26. Apr 9, 2024 signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Acts Chapter 149 · PDF
• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF