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Committee backs ban on certain disposable electronic smoking devices; members debate penalty structure
Summary
SB 21‑75 would ban certain disposable electronic smoking devices starting 01/01/2027 and places enforcement with DOH; the committee passed the bill with amendments after a discussion about penalty language and whether fines apply per product or per day.
SB 21‑75, which would prohibit selling or distributing certain disposable electronic smoking devices beginning 01/01/2027, passed the Judiciary Committee with amendments and DOH enforcement language placed in chapter 328J. The chair said the committee would accept DOH's recommendation to insert a penalty section.
Committee members discussed how the penalty should be structured. Senator San Buenaventura raised concerns about $500 being applied per product or per day: "Agree to that portion, not $500 per day for each big product." The chair and committee then agreed to accept the bill with amendments and left the exact penalty amount and phrasing to be clarified in the final text.
Why it matters: The bill would create a statutory ban and enforcement mechanism for disposable vaping devices with specified penalties and give DOH enforcement responsibility. The transcript shows committee willingness to ban the devices while members sought clearer statutory penalty language before finalizing exact fines.
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