AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Amends the definitions of "smoking" and "retail tobacco store" to include electronic smoking devices, electronic nicotine delivery system products and other products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization.)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Last action Jun 28, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2017 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Jun 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 9, 2017
Committee
06/09/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
Jun 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2017 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/04/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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