23RS HB 370

House Bill 370

Actions

Last Action	02/17/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the sale of tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1355
Sponsors	M. Hart, D. Lewis, S. Rawlings, J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 438.311 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who purchase or attempt to purchase alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.345 to require local boards of education to include policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products on school grounds and list those penalties; amend KRS 438.350 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who are caught in possession of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 600.020, 600.010, and 600.020 to include tobacco, alternative nicotine, or vapor product violations as a status offense.
Index Headings of Original Version	Courts, District - Juvenile, possession, purchase, vapor and tobacco product, penalties Crimes and Punishments - Juvenile, possession, purchase, vapor and tobacco product, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local boards of education, vapor and tobacco product, possession, penalties Tobacco - Juvenile, possession, purchase, vapor and tobacco product, penalties Courts, Family - Juvenile, possession, purchase, vapor and tobacco product, penalties Children and Minors - Juvenile, possession, purchase, vapor and tobacco product, penalties