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Committee weighs nicotine-product regulation and civil penalty framework; work session carried over
Summary
The House Committee on Revenue on June 3 discussed amendments to House Bill 2528A to bring nicotine products under tobacco regulation and to move enforcement from criminal penalties to a civil penalty regime; the Oregon Health Authority asked for rulemaking flexibility and the committee carried the work session over to consider late amendments.
The House Committee on Revenue on June 3 considered multiple amendments to House Bill 2528A, which would add nicotine derived from any source to the statutory definition of tobacco products for purposes of regulation and (in earlier drafts) taxation. Sponsors described several amendments posted to the record: a version that removes taxation components (A3), a penalty-schedule amendment (A5) that follows the current OHA graduated civil-penalty approach, a rulemaking-scope amendment (A4) to narrow regulatory intent, and a…
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