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Tobacco products: minimum legal age.

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

CA SB 151 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
3
Latest action
Jul 8, 2015

What it does

Existing law, the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act, establishes various requirements for distributors and retailers relating to tobacco sales to minors. Existing law prohibits the furnishing of tobacco products to, and the purchase of tobacco products by, a person under 18 years of age. Under existing law, a person is prohibited from making various promotional or advertising offers of smokeless tobacco products without taking actions to ensure that the product is not available to persons under 18 years of age. Existing law also requires the State Department of Public Health to conduct random, onsite sting inspections of tobacco product retailers with the assistance of…

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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 · Jul 8, 2015

  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.

Where it goes next

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

Work with this bill

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