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Committee pauses consideration of Alabama vaping bill after small-business objections
Summary
A Judiciary committee hearing drew testimony from specialty vape shop owners who said a proposed bill would advantage combustible-tobacco products, threaten small vape businesses and include provisions that could be preempted by federal action; the committee did not vote.
A state Judiciary committee paused consideration of proposed vaping-product legislation after multiple specialty vape shop owners and industry representatives told the panel the bill would disadvantage their businesses and amount to protection for combustible-tobacco companies.
The bill, as described during a public hearing, would tighten requirements for selling electronic nicotine delivery systems and create about $2,500,000 in enforcement funding for the state Alcoholic Beverage Control agency (ABC), proponents said. Committee leaders closed the public hearing and said they would not take a vote at this meeting.
The sponsor said the measure was “identical to what we had in session” and framed it as a means to regulate vaping and…
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