CRIME: Raises the minimum age relative to the distribution, sale, purchase, or possession of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Bill status
in committee
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Failed
May 2019
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2019
Last action May 23, 2019
Floor votes · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
25–55
Failed · 24 other
Total votes 104
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic38
44% Nay
I
Independent3
66% Yea
R
Republican63
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 23, 2019
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (25-55-24)
house
May 20, 2019
Introduced
Reported with amendments (19-0).
lower
Apr 29, 2019
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
Reported with amendments (10-2).
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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