Rep. Deb Conroy

Filed: 10/22/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3883

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3883 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Flavored Tobacco Ban Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Alternative nicotine product" means a product or device
8not consisting of or containing tobacco that provides for the
9ingestion into the body of nicotine, whether by chewing,
10smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling, snorting, sniffing,
11or by any other means. "Alternative nicotine product" does not
12include: a cigarette as defined in Section 1 of the Cigarette
13Tax Act or a tobacco product as defined in Section 10-5 of the
14Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995; a tobacco product or
15electronic cigarette as defined in this Section; or any product
16approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for

 

 

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1sale as a tobacco cessation product, as a tobacco dependence
2product, or for other medical purposes, and marketed and sold
3solely for that approved purpose.
4    "Characterizing flavor" means a distinguishable taste or
5aroma, other than the taste or aroma of tobacco, including, but
6not limited to, any fruit, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candy,
7cocoa, dessert, alcoholic beverage, herb, or spice flavoring. A
8tobacco product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine
9product, or solution or substance intended for use with
10electronic cigarettes or any component part of a tobacco
11product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine
12product, or solution or substance intended for use with
13electronic cigarettes shall not be construed as having a
14characterizing flavor based solely on the use of trace
15additives or flavorings or the provision of ingredient
16information.
17    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
18    "Distinguishable" means perceivable by either the sense of
19smell or taste.
20    "Electronic cigarette" means:
21        (1) any device that employs a battery or other
22    mechanism to heat a solution or substance to produce a
23    vapor or aerosol intended for inhalation;
24        (2) any cartridge or container of a solution or
25    substance intended to be used with or in the device or to
26    refill the device; or

 

 

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1        (3) any solution or substance, whether or not it
2    contains nicotine, intended for use in the device.
3    "Electronic cigarette" includes, but is not limited to, any
4electronic nicotine delivery system, electronic cigar,
5electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hookah, vape
6pen, or similar product or device, and any components or parts
7that can be used to build the product or device. "Electronic
8cigarette" does not include: a cigarette as defined in Section
91 of the Cigarette Tax Act; a tobacco product, related tobacco
10product, and alternative nicotine product as defined in this
11Section; any product approved by the United States Food and
12Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product, as
13a tobacco dependence product, or for other medical purposes,
14and marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; any
15asthma inhaler prescribed by a physician for that condition and
16marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose; or any
17therapeutic product approved for use under the Compassionate
18Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.
19    "Flavored alternative nicotine product" means any
20alternative nicotine product that contains a natural or
21artificial constituent or additive that imparts a
22characterizing flavor.
23    "Flavored related tobacco product" means any related
24tobacco product that contains a natural or artificial
25constituent or additive that imparts a characterizing flavor.
26    "Flavored solution or substance intended for use with

 

 

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1electronic cigarettes" means any solution or substance
2intended for use with electronic cigarettes that contains a
3natural or artificial constituent or additive that imparts a
4characterizing flavor.
5    "Flavored tobacco product" means any tobacco product that
6contains a natural or artificial constituent or additive that
7imparts a characterizing flavor.
8    "Labeling" means written, printed, pictorial, or graphic
9matter upon any tobacco product, related tobacco product,
10alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance
11intended for use with electronic cigarettes or any of its
12packaging.
13    "Packaging" means a pack, box, carton, or container of any
14kind or, if there is no other container, any wrapping,
15including cellophane, in which a tobacco product, related
16tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or
17substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes is sold
18or offered for sale to a consumer.
19    "Related tobacco product" means any product intended for or
20traditionally used with tobacco, including, but not limited to,
21papers, wraps, tubes, or filters. A product of a type that has
22in the past been used in conjunction with tobacco or nicotine
23use will be deemed a "related tobacco product" regardless of
24any labeling or descriptive language on such product stating
25that the product is not intended for use with tobacco or for
26non-tobacco use only or other similar language.

 

 

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1    "Retail location" means: (1) a building from which tobacco
2products, related tobacco products, alternative nicotine
3products, or solutions or substances intended for use with
4electronic cigarettes are sold at retail; or (2) a vending
5machine.
6    "Retailer" means a person who engages in this State in the
7sale of tobacco products, related tobacco products,
8alternative nicotine products, or solutions or substances
9intended for use with electronic cigarettes directly to the
10public from a retail location, including a person who operates
11vending machines from which tobacco products, related tobacco
12products, alternative nicotine products, or solutions or
13substances intended for use with electronic cigarettes are sold
14in this State.
15    "Tobacco product" means any product containing or made from
16tobacco that is intended for human consumption, whether smoked,
17heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, snorted,
18sniffed, or ingested by any other means, including, but not
19limited to, cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, chewing
20tobacco, pipe tobacco, snuff, snus, and any other smokeless
21tobacco product that contains tobacco that is finely cut,
22ground, powdered, or leaf and intended to be placed in the oral
23cavity. "Tobacco product" includes any component, part, or
24accessory of a tobacco product, whether or not sold separately.
25"Tobacco product" does not include: an electronic cigarette or
26alternative nicotine product as defined in this Section; or any

 

 

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1product that has been approved by the United States Food and
2Drug Administration for sale as a tobacco cessation product, as
3a tobacco dependence product, or for other medical purposes,
4and is marketed and sold solely for that approved purpose.
 
5    Section 10. Prohibition.
6    (a) A retailer or any of the retailer's agents or employees
7may not sell, offer for sale, or possess with the intent to
8sell or offer for sale a flavored tobacco product, flavored
9related tobacco product, flavored alternative nicotine
10product, or flavored solution or substance intended for use
11with electronic cigarettes.
12    (b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a tobacco
13product, related tobacco product, alternative nicotine
14product, or solution or substance intended for use with
15electronic cigarettes is a flavored tobacco product, flavored
16related tobacco product, flavored alternative nicotine
17product, or flavored solution or substance intended for use
18with electronic cigarettes if the tobacco product, related
19tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or solution or
20substance intended for use with electronic cigarettes has or
21produces a characterizing flavor or, if a manufacturer or any
22of a manufacturer's agents or employees, in the course of their
23agency or employment, has made a statement or claim directed to
24consumers or to the public that the tobacco product,
25alternative nicotine product, or solution or substance

 

 

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1intended for use with electronic cigarettes has or produces a
2characterizing flavor, including, but not limited to, text,
3color, or images on the product's labeling or packaging that
4are used to explicitly or implicitly communicate or suggest
5that the tobacco product, related tobacco product, alternative
6nicotine product, or solution or substance intended for use
7with electronic cigarettes has a characterizing flavor. A
8product with labeling or packaging that suggests the presence
9of a characterizing flavor or uses a concept flavor is presumed
10to be a flavored tobacco product, flavored related tobacco
11product, flavored alternative nicotine product, or flavored
12solution or substance intended for use with electronic
13cigarettes.
 
14    Section 15. Administrative rules; enforcement. The
15Department shall enforce this Act and may adopt rules or
16guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
 
17    Section 20. Violations. Upon a decision by the Department
18that a retailer or a retailer's agent or employee has engaged
19in any conduct that violates this Act, the Department of
20Revenue may suspend that retailer's license under Section 10-25
21of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995. Any suspension shall
22be preceded by a notice of correction or a notice of initial
23determination of violation.
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. No conflict with federal or State law. Nothing
2in this Act shall be interpreted or applied to create any
3requirement, power, or duty that is preempted by federal or
4State law.
 
5    Section 90. The Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 is amended
6by changing Section 10-25 as follows:
 
7    (35 ILCS 143/10-25)
8    Sec. 10-25. License actions.
9    (a) The Department may, after notice and a hearing, revoke,
10cancel, or suspend the license of any distributor or retailer
11who violates any of the provisions of this Act, fails to keep
12books and records as required under this Act, fails to make
13books and records available for inspection upon demand by a
14duly authorized employee of the Department, or violates a rule
15or regulation of the Department for the administration and
16enforcement of this Act. The notice shall specify the alleged
17violation or violations upon which the revocation,
18cancellation, or suspension proceeding is based.
19    (b) The Department may revoke, cancel, or suspend the
20license of any distributor for a violation of the Tobacco
21Product Manufacturers' Escrow Enforcement Act as provided in
22Section 20 of that Act.
23    (b-5) The Department may suspend the license of any
24distributor or retailer for a violation of the Flavored Tobacco

 

 

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1Ban Act as provided in Section 20 of that Act.
2    (c) If the retailer has a training program that facilitates
3compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws, the Department shall
4suspend for 3 days the license of that retailer for a fourth or
5subsequent violation of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by
6Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of
7Tobacco Products Act, as provided in subsection (a) of Section
82 of that Act. For the purposes of this Section, any violation
9of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use
10by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of
11Tobacco Products Act occurring at the retailer's licensed
12location, during a 24-month period, shall be counted as a
13violation against the retailer.
14    If the retailer does not have a training program that
15facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws, the
16Department shall suspend for 3 days the license of that
17retailer for a second violation of the Prevention of Tobacco
18Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution
19of Tobacco Products Act, as provided in subsection (a-5) of
20Section 2 of that Act.
21    If the retailer does not have a training program that
22facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws, the
23Department shall suspend for 7 days the license of that
24retailer for a third violation of the Prevention of Tobacco Use
25by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and Distribution of
26Tobacco Products Act, as provided in subsection (a-5) of

 

 

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1Section 2 of that Act.
2    If the retailer does not have a training program that
3facilitates compliance with minimum-age tobacco laws, the
4Department shall suspend for 30 days the license of a retailer
5for a fourth or subsequent violation of the Prevention of
6Tobacco Use by Persons under 21 Years of Age and Sale and
7Distribution of Tobacco Products Act, as provided in subsection
8(a-5) of Section 2 of that Act.
9    A training program that facilitates compliance with
10minimum-age tobacco laws must include at least the following
11elements: (i) it must explain that only individuals displaying
12valid identification demonstrating that they are 21 years of
13age or older shall be eligible to purchase cigarettes or
14tobacco products and (ii) it must explain where a clerk can
15check identification for a date of birth. The training may be
16conducted electronically. Each retailer that has a training
17program shall require each employee who completes the training
18program to sign a form attesting that the employee has received
19and completed tobacco training. The form shall be kept in the
20employee's file and may be used to provide proof of training.
21    (d) The Department may, by application to any circuit
22court, obtain an injunction restraining any person who engages
23in business as a distributor of tobacco products without a
24license (either because his or her license has been revoked,
25canceled, or suspended or because of a failure to obtain a
26license in the first instance) from engaging in that business

 

 

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1until that person, as if that person were a new applicant for a
2license, complies with all of the conditions, restrictions, and
3requirements of Section 10-20 of this Act and qualifies for and
4obtains a license. Refusal or neglect to obey the order of the
5court may result in punishment for contempt.
6(Source: P.A. 100-940, eff. 8-17-18; 101-2, eff. 7-1-19.)
 
7    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
8severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.".