Relative to electronic cigarettes.
Summary
This measure would request that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibit all sales of electronic cigarettes until the FDA has found them to be safe.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2009
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jul 2009
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 19, 2009
Last action Nov 30, 2010
Floor votes · Senate Jul 16, 2009
How they voted
22–12
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Jul 16, 2009
D
Democratic25
84% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jul 16, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-12-5)
senate
May 19, 2009
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ellen Corbett
DDemocratic
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