SB 115 — AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS BY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PHARMACIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS WITH A PHARMACY LOCATED THEREIN.

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AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS BY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PHARMACIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS WITH A PHARMACY LOCATED THEREIN.

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482 (4) "Cigarette" means and includes any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape, and irrespective of whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, where such rollhasawrapper or cover madeofpaper orany other material, except where such wrapper is wholly or in the greater part made of tobacco and such roll weighs over three pounds per thousand, provided, if any roll for smoking has a wrapper made of homogenized tobacco or natural leaf tobacco, and the roll is a cigarette size so that it weighs three pounds or less per thousand, such roll is a cigarette and subject to the tax imposed by parts I and II of chapter 214 of the general statutes;

Any license to sell cigarettes or tobacco productsissuedunder chapter214ofthegeneralstatutestoahealthcare facility, pharmacy or place of business with a pharmacy located therein prior to January 1, 2021,2022, shall be void and invalid on and after said date.

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115(4) "Electronic nicotine delivery system" means an electronic device used in the delivery of nicotine or other substances to a person inhaling from the device, and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe or electronic hookah and any related device and any cartridge or other component of such device, including, but not limited to, electronic cigarette liquid;

Any licensedealer registration to sell electronic nicotine delivery systems or vapor products issued under chapter 420g of the general statutes to a health care facility, pharmacy or place of business with a pharmacy located therein prior to January 1, 2022, shall be void on and after said date.

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S.B.482 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

115In LCOgeneral, No.fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

4678Whenever 4applicable, agency data is consulted as part of 4the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue See Below See Below Loss Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill prohibits health care facilities, pharmacies, and businesses with a pharmacy located within them from selling cigarettes, tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and vapor products resulting in a revenue loss to the state.

In FY 20 tobacco products and cigarette dealers' licenses totaled $910,000 in revenue and e-cigarettes and vapor products generated $790,000inrevenue,itisunknownhowmany licenseswouldbeaffected under the bill.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of licenses affected.

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482 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 115 AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF CIGARETTES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS BY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PHARMACIES AND PLACES OF BUSINESS WITH A PHARMACY LOCATED THEREIN.

SUMMARY Starting January 1, 2022, this bill prohibits health care facilities, pharmacies, and businesses with a pharmacy located within them, from selling cigarettes, tobacco products, e-cigarettes, or vapor products in Connecticut.

On that date, the bill voids and invalidates any license issued to these entities prior to January 1, 2022, to sell these products.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2021 BACKGROUND Related Acts sSB 326 (File 98), favorably reported by the Public Health Committee, prohibits e-cigarette dealers and cigarette dealers and distributors from selling, offering or displaying for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell, flavored cigarettes, tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and vapor products.

sSB 985, favorably reported by the Children’s Committee, generally prohibits e-cigarette dealers from selling, offering or displaying for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell, flavored e-cigarettes and vapor products.