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Committee advances ATC agency bill with bans on flavored nitrous oxide and nicotine-analog products; technical changes included
Summary
The Public Policy Committee approved House Bill 1275 as amended, incorporating provisions from HB 1276 and adding public-safety and technical updates for Alcohol and Tobacco Commission operations, including a prohibition on flavored nitrous oxide sales (except to restaurant suppliers) and a ban on unregulated nicotine-analog products.
Chris Saric, deputy director of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC), told the committee the amendment to House Bill 1275 combines ATC provisions from HB 1276 into a single agency bill and adds three new substantive provisions and several technical updates.
“Just a brief explanation,” Saric said about one new substantive addition: a ban on the sale or use of flavored nitrous oxide by any entity other than a restaurant supply store “selling for the purposes of culinary use.” He described the products as “very dangerous” and said ATC had received complaints about youth use and serious injuries, adding that…
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