Cigarettes and tobacco products: identification requirements.
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AB 1278 — Cigarettes and tobacco products: identification requirements.
Last action — Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Monning.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law prohibits the sale, distribution, or nonsale distribution of tobacco products directly or indirectly to any person under 18 years of age. Existing law requires a person selling or distributing, or engaging in the nonsale distribution of, tobacco products directly to a consumer in the state through the United States Postal Service or package delivery service to verify that the purchaser or recipient of the product is 18 years of age or older. Under existing law, if the seller, distributor, or nonsale distributor is unable to verify that the purchaser or recipient is 18 years of age or older, he or she is required to require the purchaser or recipient to submit an age-verification kit, which includes a copy of a valid form of government identification, as specified. A violation of these provisions may result in an assessment of civil penalties. This bill would provide that, for the purposes of these requirements, if a customer or recipient provides an identification card issued by the United States Armed Forces as proof of age and the identification card lacks a physical description, but includes date of birth and a photo, further proof of age is not required.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Monning.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Ordered to second reading.
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From inactive file.
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Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Hill.
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Ordered to third reading.
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Ordered to special consent calendar.
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 10).
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Referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1453.)
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Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 6).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on G.O.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Gray · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Gray
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Not Voting |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Pan | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 68 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Baker | — | Yea |
| Bloom | — | Yea |
| Brough | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Not Voting |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Nazarian | — | Yea |
| O'Donnell | — | Yea |
| Quirk | — | Yea |
| Ridley-Thomas | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Yea |
| Thurmond | — | Yea |
| Weber | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Frazier | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Chau | — | Yea |
| Chiu | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Gomez | — | Yea |
| Chu | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Obernolte | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Yea |
| Gatto | — | Yea |
| Gordon | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Atkins | — | Yea |
| Bonilla | — | Yea |
| Lopez | — | Yea |
| Chang | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Chávez | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Dababneh | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Kim | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Medina | — | Not Voting |
| Melendez | — | Yea |
| Mullin | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Wagner | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Hadley | — | Yea |
| Beth Gaines | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Yea |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Mark Stone | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Travis Allen | — | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Achadjian | — | Yea |
| Alejo | — | Yea |
| Bigelow | — | Yea |
| Perea | — | Yea |
| Cooper | — | Yea |
| Levine | — | Yea |
| Linder | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Gray | — | Yea |
| Campos | — | Not Voting |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Mayes | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Yea |
| Daly | — | Yea |
| Steinorth | — | Not Voting |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Cristina Garcia | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Roger Hernández | — | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1278 do?
- Existing law prohibits the sale, distribution, or nonsale distribution of tobacco products directly or indirectly to any person under 18 years of age. Existing law requires a person selling or distributing, or engaging in the nonsale distribution of, tobacco products directly to a consumer in the state through the United States Postal Service or package delivery service to verify that the purchaser or recipient of the product is 18 years of age or older. Under existing law, if the seller, distributor, or nonsale distributor is unable to verify that the purchaser or recipient is 18 years of age or older, he or she is required to require the purchaser or recipient to submit an age-verification kit, which includes a copy of a valid form of government identification, as specified. A violation of these provisions may result in an assessment of civil penalties. This bill would provide that, for the purposes of these requirements, if a customer or recipient provides an identification card issued by the United States Armed Forces as proof of age and the identification card lacks a physical description, but includes date of birth and a photo, further proof of age is not required.
- Who sponsors AB 1278?
- AB 1278 is sponsored by Gray.
- What is the current status of AB 1278?
- This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 1278?
- Track AB 1278 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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