HB1946
Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 26, 2025
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Possession, etc., of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; prohibitions; enforcement.
Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco product 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 ... (More) than 21 years of age (i) shall be deemed contraband, (ii) may be seized by a law-enforcement officer, and (iii) 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. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104395D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/16/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/17/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25105218D-H1
- 01/24/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/30/2025 - House: Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety
- 01/30/2025 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 01/31/2025 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106267D-H2
- 02/02/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - House: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 02/03/2025 - House: Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 7-N)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/10/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107102D-S1
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107214D-S2
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute rejected
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/2025 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (5-Y 87-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/12/2025 - House: House acceded to request
- 02/12/2025 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/12/2025 - House: Delegates: Hope, Seibold, Austin
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/12/2025 - Senate: Senators: Ebbin, Salim, Peake
- 02/20/2025 - Amended by conference committee
- 02/20/2025 - House: Conference substitute printed 25107841D-H3
- 02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 8-N)
- 02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1946ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
- 03/26/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1946)
