URGENT ALL CT VAPERS AND VAPE SHOPS: New proposed CT house bill would effectively shut down vaping in the state. Here are the guts of the bill:
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6283
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2608
AN ACT REGULATING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) electronic cigarettes to be (A) defined as a tobacco product, (B) subject to the same smoke-free laws as cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h, (C) subject to the same marketing restrictions as cigarettes, (D) flavorless, (E) subject to standards for contaminants and strict quality control of manufacturing, (F) carry labels disclosing the materials used in the electronic cigarettes and the sources of such materials, and (G) carry warning labels on the health consequences of inhaling its contents, similar to those warnings required with regard to cigarettes, and (2) the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to implement the requirements with regard to electronic cigarettes.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide electronic cigarette users with information on the risks of and protect nonusers from exposure to electronic cigarettes.
A link to the bill: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-06283-R00-HB.htm
We'll be posting more on this after we take a closer look.
SPREAD THE WORD! WE CAN FIGHT THIS!
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6283
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2608
AN ACT REGULATING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require (1) electronic cigarettes to be (A) defined as a tobacco product, (B) subject to the same smoke-free laws as cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h, (C) subject to the same marketing restrictions as cigarettes, (D) flavorless, (E) subject to standards for contaminants and strict quality control of manufacturing, (F) carry labels disclosing the materials used in the electronic cigarettes and the sources of such materials, and (G) carry warning labels on the health consequences of inhaling its contents, similar to those warnings required with regard to cigarettes, and (2) the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to implement the requirements with regard to electronic cigarettes.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide electronic cigarette users with information on the risks of and protect nonusers from exposure to electronic cigarettes.
A link to the bill: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2015/TOB/H/2015HB-06283-R00-HB.htm
We'll be posting more on this after we take a closer look.
SPREAD THE WORD! WE CAN FIGHT THIS!
