HB2404 Summary

• Amends the School Code to prohibit use of tobacco and electronic cigarettes on school property by any personnel, students, or others during school purposes and activities.

• Defines "electronic cigarette" as any electronically actuated device causing the user to exhale smoke, vapor, or other substances beyond natural human exhalation, including devices marketed as e-cigars, e-pipes, or e-hookahs, but excludes FDA-approved asthma inhalers.

• Extends Smoke Free Illinois Act provisions to cover electronic cigarettes in all places where tobacco smoking is prohibited, including public places, places of employment, restaurants, bars, and gaming facilities.

• Permits theater actors to use electronic cigarettes within performance spaces as an exemption to the general smoking prohibition.

• Requires retail tobacco stores to annually file affidavits with the Department of Public Health documenting the percentage of gross income derived from tobacco and electronic cigarette sales to maintain exemption status.