General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5150
February Session, 2020 LCO No. 886
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO
PREVENT THE USE OF VAPOR PRODUCTS BY UNDERAGE
PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That section 4-28e of the general statutes be amended to require that
2 a portion of the funds in the Tobacco Settlement Fund be used for
3 enforcement efforts to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery
4 systems and vapor products by underage persons and that the state
5 budget be amended for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, to
6 appropriate funds for such purpose equal to the amount provided from
7 said fund.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent the illegal use of vapor products by minors.
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