| Last Action | 04/09/19: signed by Governor (KY Acts Ch. 198) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to student health. | 
| Bill Documents | Acts Chapter 198 Current/Final Introduced | 
| Bill Request Number | 312 | 
| Sponsors | K. Moser, D. Bentley, C. Booker, J. Glenn, R. Goforth, J. Graviss, A. Koenig, C. Massey, D. Osborne, R. Palumbo, M. Prunty, S. Sheldon, N. Tate, S. Westrom, B. Wheatley, L. Willner | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; prohibit use of tobacco products by students, school personnel, and visitors in schools, school vehicles, properties, and activities; require policies to be in place by the 2020-2021 school year; require that smoke-free policies and signage be adopted; provide that existing bans are not impacted; repeal KRS 438.050. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition | 
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3 House Floor Amendment 4 House Floor Amendment 5 House Floor Amendment 6 House Floor Amendment 7 House Floor Amendment 8 | 
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Brenda | 
| Summary | Limit the scope of the prohibition as it pertains to adults outside of the presence of students. . | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | K. Moser | 
| Summary | Amend to limit prohibition to when students are present. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Heath | 
| Summary | Amend to require only that the local boards of education develop a policy pertaining to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, develop policy Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 | 
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| Sponsor | L. Bechler | 
| Summary | Amend to permit local boards of education to develop a policy pertaining to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, develop policy Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, develop policy | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 5 | 
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| Sponsor | K. Moser | 
| Summary | Add a provision to allow local boards of education to opt out of the provisions within three years of the effective date; remove the repeal of KRS 438.050 and amend it to include alternative nicotine products and vapor products. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Health - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition Tobacco - Use in schools and on school property, prohibition Public Safety - Tobacco use in schools and on school property, prohibition | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 6 | 
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| Piggyback? | Yes | 
| Sponsor | D. Osborne | 
| Summary | Amend KRS 438.305 to define "proof of age"; amend KRS 438.310 to restrict the sale of tobacco and vapor products to persons under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.311 to make it unlawful for persons under 21 to buy tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to restrict the wholesale, retail, or manufacturer distribution of tobacco or vapor products to persons under 21; amend KRS 438.315 to raise the minimum age for vending machine sales of tobacco or vapor products; amend KRS 438.325 to establish new age limits regarding tobacco or vapor product retail notifications; amend KRS 438.330 to set new tobacco and vapor product enforcement standards; amend KRS 438.350 regarding possession of tobacco or vapor products by a person under age 21. | 
| Index Headings | Piggybacked Bills - SB 249 to HB 11 Courts - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Sales - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit State Agencies - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Tobacco - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Commerce - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 7 | 
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| Sponsor | D. Osborne | 
| Summary | Make title amendment. | 
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 11 | 
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 8 | 
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| Sponsor | D. Osborne | 
| Summary | Remove the words "alternative nicotine products" and replace it with the words "electronic smoking device"; increase the age to purchase tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and vapor products to twenty-one (21) years; remove the classification of status offense for violations; add the delayed effective date of August 1, 2020. | 
| Index Headings | Courts - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Effective Dates, Delayed - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit, August 1, 2020 Sales - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit State Agencies - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Tobacco - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit Commerce - Tobacco, vapor products, raise purchase age limit | 
Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)