2019-2020 Session
Change SessionS.86 (Act 27)
An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Virginia Lyons
- Sen. Deborah Ingram
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Philip Baruth
- Sen. Alison Clarkson
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/16/2019 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor May 16, 2017
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:00 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Introduction and Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 9:45 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Andrea Villanti, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
Thursday, February 14, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- 9:20 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Friday, February 22, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Mark-up and possible vote
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:15 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Andrew MacLean, Reynolds American
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Thursday, March 21, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:00 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Walk-through
Sen. Debbie Ingram, Reporter
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Prospero Gogo, Cardiologist and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab at UVMMC, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society
Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Thursday, April 4, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:30 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Tiffany DeBona, Manager, Token Glass
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
Andrew McLean, Lobbyist, Reynolds America International Services, Inc.
Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Altria Client Services
Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:00 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Review of H.13 as passed the House
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 15 mins after Floor
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Thursday, April 11, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 11:00 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 2:30 PM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
John Hollar, Lobbyist, American Cancer Society
Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Member, House Committee On Human Services
Thursday, April 18, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 9:00 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
potential vote
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 9:30 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Amendment
Rep. Samuel Young, Sponsor
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Human Services
- 11:30 AM
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S.86 - An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Amendment
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rich Holschuh, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Committee Documents
An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Human Services
- Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
- Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
- Tiffany DeBona, Manager, Token Glass
- Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Skyler Genest, Director of Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Prospero Gogo, Cardiologist and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab at UVMMC, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society
- Rich Holschuh, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs
- Sen. Debbie Ingram, Reporter
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
- Andrew McLean, Lobbyist, Reynolds America International Services, Inc.
- Rebecca Ryan, Division Director, Health Promotion, American Lung Association of the Northeast
- Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Altria Client Services
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
- Rep. Samuel Young, Sponsor
- Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Member, House Committee On Human Services
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- John Hollar, Lobbyist, American Cancer Society
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Erin Sigrist, President, Vermont Retail & Grocers Association
- Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Manager, Vermont Medical Society
Senate Committee on Finance
- John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Andrew MacLean, Reynolds American
- Andrea Villanti, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- S.86 An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of ageAs passed by the General Assembly (Act No. 27)
- S.86 An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age As passed by the General Assembly (Act No. 27)
- S.86 An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age - as Introduced
- S.86 An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age - as amended by the House Committee on Human Services
No committee of conference members found for S.86 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2019-2020
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An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2019-2020
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.86 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
No committee of conference report found for S.86 in the Regular Session 2019-2020.
Act
- Signed into law 5/16/2019
- As Enacted (ACT 27)
- Act Summary
An act relating to increasing the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2019-2020
| Statute |
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| 4 V.S.A. § 1102. Judicial Bureau; jurisdiction |
| 7 V.S.A. § 661. Violations of title |
| 7 V.S.A. § 1003. Sale of tobacco products; tobacco substitutes; tobacco paraphernalia; requirements; prohibitions |
| 7 V.S.A. § 1005. Persons under 21 years of age; possession of tobacco products; misrepresenting age or purchasing tobacco products; penalty |
| 7 V.S.A. § 1006. Posting of signs |
| 7 V.S.A. § 1007. Furnishing tobacco to persons under 21 years of age; report |
