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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Feb 1, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 21, 2018
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 32
Jun 21, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/23/2018 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jun 22, 2018
Committee
06/22/2018 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
legislature
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
02/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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