Amend KRS 438.305 to define terms; create new sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to create the Division of Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vapor Product Licensing within the Department of Beverage Control; give the department investigators the authority to inspect any premise where alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products are sold without obtaining a search warrant; require any retailer that sells alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to obtain a tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products license issued by the department; establish penalties for retailers that sell alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products without a license; establish conditions under which a license may be revoked; amend KRS 438.310 to establish penalties for retailers and store clerks who sell to individuals under the age of 21; amend KRS 438.313 to prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer whose license has been revoked; prohibit a distributor from distributing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to any retailer that has been placed on the tobacco noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.337 to allocate 100% of license and application fees to the department; allocate 50% of fines collected to go toward a youth program that educates the youth on the dangers of vaping and tobacco use; require the department to develop and maintain the noncompliance database and reporting system; amend KRS 438.340 to direct the department to promulgate administrative regulations to establish a procedure for administering citations, issuing orders, and filing appeals; amend KRS 438.350 to establish conditions upon which a person under the age of 21 may be required to perform community service or attend a tobacco cessation program; amend various sections of KRS to conform.
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 78)
delivered to Governor
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
passed 32-6 with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
taken from Rules (S)
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
taken from Rules
to Rules (S)
received in Senate
3rd reading, passed 82-11 with Committee Substitute (1)
placed in the Orders of the Day
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
2nd reading
returned to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
taken from Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
1st reading
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
to Committee on Committees (H)
received in House
floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (2)
passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (5) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendment (4)
3rd reading
floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2nd reading, to Rules
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 20, 2025
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
to Licensing & Occupations (S)
to Committee on Committees (S)
introduced in Senate
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