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Cigarettes and tobacco products: identification requirements.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 1278 · Assembly Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 29, 2016

What it does

Existing law prohibits the sale, distribution, or nonsale distribution of tobacco products directly or indirectly to any person under 18 years of age. Existing law requires a person selling or distributing, or engaging in the nonsale distribution of, tobacco products directly to a consumer in the state through the United States Postal Service or package delivery service to verify that the purchaser or recipient of the product is 18 years of age or older. Under existing law, if the seller, distributor, or nonsale distributor is unable to verify that the purchaser or recipient is 18 years of age or older, he or she is required to require the purchaser or recipient to submit an…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 29, 2016

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

  • GrayLead sponsor

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

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