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Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products license; prohibitions; enforcement. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law, with certain exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill provides that any such product purchased or possessed by a person younger than 21 years of age (i) shall be deemed contraband and (ii) may be seized by a law-enforcement officer. Any such product, the lawful possession of which is not established, seized by such officer shall be forfeited and disposed of according to the process described in relevant law. The bill also provides that seizure shall be the sole penalty for a violation of such prohibition and that the provisions of the bill shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. Further, if a person does not receive a license from the Department of Taxation to sell, deal, transport, or ship liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products to retailers in the Commonwealth, such person is subject to a penalty of $400, in addition to any other applicable taxes or fees. The bill provides that the Department of Taxation is not required pursuant to relevant law to conduct unannounced investigations of retail tobacco dealers at least once every 24 months to verify that a retail dealer is not selling retail tobacco products to persons younger than 21 years of age. Lastly, the bill requires the Department of Taxation to convene a work group consisting of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, the Office of the Attorney General, the Virginia State Police, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to develop an enforcement program related to the sale of retail tobacco products or hemp products intended for smoking to individuals younger than 21 years of age. The work group's findings and recommendations are to be reported to the Chairs of the House Committees on General Laws and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Rehabilitation and Social Services and Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 1060.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Mar 24, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (Effective 07/01/25)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1946ER)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N)
Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 8-N)
Conference substitute printed 25107841D-H3
Amended by conference committee
Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 87-N)
Read third time
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
Reading of substitute waived
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
Senate requested conference committee
House acceded to request
Conferees appointed by House
Delegates: Hope, Seibold, Austin
Conferees appointed by Senate
Senators: Ebbin, Salim, Peake
Committee substitute printed 25107214D-S2
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
Passed by for the day
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Rules suspended
Committee substitute printed 25107102D-S1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 25106267D-H2
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 25105218D-H1
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104395D
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
Patrick A. Hope