Bill Text: MI SB0155 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Tobacco: retail sales; sellers of liquid nicotine containers to ensure that the products meet certain requirements; require, and restrict customer access to certain products. Amends 1915 PA 31 (MCL 722.641 - 722.645) by adding secs. 2b & 2c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0106'19
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-05 - Assigned Pa 0017'19 With Immediate Effect [SB0155 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0155-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 155
February 28, 2019, Introduced by Senators BULLOCK, OUTMAN, WOJNO, JOHNSON, MCMORROW, LUCIDO, POLEHANKI, HERTEL, BAYER, MOSS, BRINKS, ZORN, MCBROOM, BIZON and HOLLIER and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled
"Youth tobacco act,"
(MCL 722.641 to 722.645) by adding sections 2b and 2c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2b. (1) A person shall not sell in this state a liquid
nicotine container unless the liquid nicotine container meets the
child-resistant effectiveness standards of 16 CFR 1700.15(b).
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 for each
violation.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Liquid nicotine" means a liquid or other substance
containing nicotine in any concentration that is sold, marketed, or
intended for use in a vapor product.
(b) "Liquid nicotine container" means a bottle or other
container holding liquid nicotine in any concentration but does not
include a cartridge containing liquid nicotine if the cartridge is
prefilled and sealed by the manufacturer of the cartridge and is
not intended to be opened by the consumer.
Sec. 2c. A person who sells vapor products or alternative
nicotine products at retail shall not display for sale in this
state a vapor product unless the vapor product is stored for sale
behind a counter in an area accessible only to employees or within
a locked case so that a customer wanting access to the vapor
product must ask an employee for assistance. A person who violates
this section is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall
be fined not more than $500.00.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 106 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into
law.