HB119 Summary

• Raises the minimum age for legal possession, transportation, and purchase of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and alternative nicotine products from 19 to 21 years old.

• Prohibits manufacturers and retailers from marketing these products using child-appealing branding, including flavors resembling candies/sweets and imagery from comic books, movies, video games, or television shows marketed to children.

• Requires retailers selling electronic nicotine delivery systems to display prominent signs near point of sale stating that products are prohibited for persons under 21, may transfer harmful heavy metals, and contain nicotine unless marked otherwise.

• Prohibits tobacco and nicotine product sales through vending machines unless the facility restricts access to persons 21 years or older.

• Bans manufacturers and retailers from sponsoring academic scholarships or events where less than 85 percent of attendees are 21 or older, with first violation fines of $100 and subsequent violations fined at $500 per occurrence.