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AZ HB2335
Bill
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Paul Boyer
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AI Summary
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Raises the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old throughout Arizona Revised Statutes sections 13-3622, 36-798, 36-798.01, 36-798.02, and 36-798.05.
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Expands the definition of "tobacco products" to include electronic smoking devices, components, accessories, instruments and paraphernalia used for consumption (including hookahs, waterpipes, rolling papers, and liquids for e-cigarettes), shisha, snuff, and snus.
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Requires retail tobacco vendors to post signs at least 80 square inches with block letters stating that persons under 21 years of age cannot purchase tobacco products.
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Maintains vending machine tobacco sales restrictions to bars and employee lounges not accessible to the public, with updated signage requirements referencing the new 21-year-old age limit.
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Establishes signage requirement violations as a petty offense and allows counties, cities and towns to adopt stricter signage requirements or different wording than state law requires.
Legislative Description
Tobacco possession; sale; age; signage
Criminal Code
Last Action
House HEALTH Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (7-2-0-0-0-0)
2/2/2017