SB 245 — AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.
Bill Text
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Read SB 245 on the official Kentucky source →Action History
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Free Conference Committee Report 1
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Retain the provisions of SB 245/HCS 1; add HFA 1 to SB 245/HCS 1; exclude premium cigars and pipe tobacco from the definition of tobacco products; prohibit any person under 21 from ordering, purchasing, receiving, or using tobacco products.
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Children And Minors - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, persons under 21, sales, access Drugs And Medicines - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, sales, access Licensing - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, retail sales, temporary and regular licenses Sales - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, sales, access Tobacco - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, sales, access Trade Practices And Retailing - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, sales, access Vaping - Tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products, sales, access
Sponsors
- J. Higdon R. Webb · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 137 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- R. Webb, J. Higdon
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (137)
137 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 137 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 5% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| PASSES : 0 | — | Nay |
| ChambersArmstrong | — | Not Voting |
| Gary Clemons | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Craig Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Nunn | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Madon | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 3% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| ChambersArmstrong | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| PASSES : 0 | — | Nay |
| Gary Clemons | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Reed | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Nunn | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Madon | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 245 do?
- AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.
- Who sponsors SB 245?
- SB 245 is sponsored by R. Webb, J. Higdon.
- What is the current status of SB 245?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.
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