25RS SB 100

Senate Bill 100

Actions

Last Action	02/07/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to products containing nicotine.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	261
Sponsor	J. Higdon
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 438.305 to define terms; create new sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to create the Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing within the Department of Beverage Control; give the department investigators the authority to inspect any premise where alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products are sold without obtaining a search warrant; require any retailer that sells alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to obtain a tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products license issued by the department; establish penalties for retailers that sell alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products without a license; establish conditions under which a license may be revoked; amend KRS 438.310 to establish penalties for retailers and store clerks who sell to individuals under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer whose license has been revoked; prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer that has been placed on the tobacco noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.337 to allocate 100% of license and application fees to the department; allocate 50% of fines collected to go toward a youth program that educates the youth on the dangers of vaping and tobacco use; require the department to develop and maintain the noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.340 to direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a procedure for administering citations, issuing orders, and filing appeals; amend KRS 438.350 to establish conditions upon which a person under the age of 21 may be required to perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program; amend various sections of KRS to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Drugs and Medicines - Vapor products, sales, penalties, enforcement Licensing - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products license, creation Occupations and Professions - Retailers, licensing requirements, vapor products Public Health - Tobacco and vapor products, sales, penalties, enforcement Tobacco - Tobacco and vapor products, sales, penalties, enforcement Trade Practices and Retailing - Trade shows, tobacco and vapor products Boards and Commissions - Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing, creation Public Protection - Vapor products, sales, penalties, enforcement Vaping - Retailers, licensing requirements, tobacco, vapor products