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GA HB809
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Angelika Kausche
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AI Summary
- Raises the minimum legal age to purchase, possess, or be sold tobacco products and tobacco related objects from 18 to 21 years old in Georgia
- Expands the definition of "tobacco product" to include electronic smoking products (e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, vape pens, e-hookahs) and any substance containing, made of, or derived from tobacco or nicotine intended for human consumption
- Removes the separate categories of "alternative nicotine products" and "vapor products," consolidating them under the broader "tobacco product" definition
- Requires retailers to sell tobacco products and tobacco related objects only through face-to-face exchanges, prohibiting online and other non-in-person sales, with an exception for compliant vending machines
- Mandates updated signage (minimum 14" x 11" with high-contrast red capitalized letters at least one inch tall) at retail locations and on vending machines reflecting the new age-21 restriction, and permits state and local governments to enact more restrictive regulations
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses; sale of tobacco products and tobacco related objects to persons under 21 years of age; prohibit
Last Action
House Second Readers
1/29/2020
Full Bill Text
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