Summary of Original Version

Create new sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to define terms; require the Secretary of State to create and publish a list of certain tobacco product retailers; require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to create and maintain a tobacco noncompliance database and reporting system; require wholesalers to verify a retailer's presence in the database prior to transactions; establish and impose fines for wholesalers that unlawfully sell to a retailer that is in the noncompliance database; make ineligible any retailer with unpaid fines that are more than 60 days overdue from selling Tobacco Control Act covered products until the fines are paid; direct manufacturers of Tobacco Control Act covered products to provide safe harbor certification to wholesalers and retailers of their products; prohibit a retailer from selling Tobacco Control Act products to persons under 21 years of age; establish; amend KRS 241.060 to allow the board to conduct hearings and appeals under this Act and KRS 438.340. .

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend to redefine "authorized product" and "safe harbor certification"; establish conditions for retailers with overdue, unpaid fines; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove definitions section; amend KRS 438.305 to define terms; create new civil penalties and appeals process; establish conditions for retailers with overdue, unpaid fines; amend KRS 438.310 and 438.313 to conform; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- S. Funke Frommeyer

Summary Amend KRS 438.305 to define new terms; establish responsibilities for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for issuing permits to retailers, manufacturers, and distributors of e-liquids and vapor products; create labeling, marketing, packaging, and safety requirements for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors of e-liquids and vapor products; establish process for online sales for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors; create new civil penalties and appeals process; amend various statutes to conform; effective January 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 241.060
Acts Chapter 111: 438.305, 438.310, 438.313, 241.060
House Committee Substitute 1: 241.060
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 438.305, 438.310, 438.313, 241.060
Current/Final: 438.305, 438.310, 438.313, 241.060
Current: 241.060