Tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, etc.; purchase, possession, and sale.
Summary
Increases the minimum age for persons prohibited from purchasing or possessing tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products, and the minimum age for persons such products can be sold to, from 18 years of age to 21 years of age with an exception for active duty military personnel. The bill also allows tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, and alternative nicotine products to be sold from a vending machine if there is posted notice of the minimum age requirements and the machine is located in a place that is not open to the general public and not generally accessible to persons under 21 years of age. Under current law, tobacco products may be sold from a vending machine if there is posted notice of the minimum age requirements and the machine is located in a place that is not open to the general public and not generally accessible to minors. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Signed Feb 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 12, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 90 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2748S1
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19106837D-S1
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (67-Y 31-N 1-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2748E
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 19104561D
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 2748
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 2748. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline