101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3960

 

Introduced 11/12/2019, by Rep. Kathleen Willis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Creates the Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Act. Provides that a person who sells an electronic cigarette without a proper license under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 shall be subject to specified additional civil penalties. Prohibits manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of electronic cigarettes from selling, offering for sale, or distributing any electronic cigarette with labeling or packaging intended to be attractive to persons under 21 years of age and provides criteria to determine whether packaging or labeling is attractive to such persons. Requires all labeling and packaging of electronic cigarettes to include nicotine warning statements. Provides that manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of electronic cigarettes shall not sell, advertise, or market an electronic cigarette unless specified conditions have been met. Provides that a retailer shall not sell more than 2 electronic cigarettes or 5 cartridges or containers of electronic cigarette solution in one transaction to a final consumer. Provides that failure to comply with the marketing, labeling, advertisement, or additional retailer requirements of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty. Provides that provisions regarding marketing, labeling, and advertisement requirements do not apply to any noncommercial speech. Requires moneys collected from the civil penalties to be deposited into the Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Fund to be used by the Department of Human Services for the implementation and enforcement of the Act, including, but not limited to, unannounced investigations of retailers licensed under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 and investigations of unlicensed sellers of electronic cigarettes. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Adult-only retail location" means a facility that is
8licensed to sell electronic cigarettes as a retailer under the
9Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 and that does not allow a
10minor to enter the premises.
11    "Advertise" means the publication or dissemination of an
12advertisement.
13    "Advertisement" means any written or verbal statement,
14illustration, or depiction that is calculated to induce sales
15of electronic cigarettes, including any written, printed,
16graphic, or other material, billboard, sign, or other outdoor
17display, public transit card, other periodical literature,
18publication, or in a radio or television broadcast, or in any
19other media. "Advertisement" does not include:
20        (1) Any label affixed to any electronic cigarette, or
21    any individual covering, carton, or other wrapper of such
22    container that constitutes a part of the labeling.
23        (2) Any editorial or other reading material, such as a

 

 

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1    news release, in any periodical, publication, or newspaper
2    for the publication of which no money or valuable
3    consideration is paid or promised, directly or indirectly,
4    by any licensee under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995,
5    and which is not written by or at the direction of the
6    licensee.
7    "Advertising sign" means any sign, poster, display,
8billboard, or any other stationary or permanently affixed
9advertisement promoting the sale of electronic cigarettes
10which are not manufactured, distributed, or sold on the same
11lot.
12    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
13    "Distributor" has the same meaning ascribed to it in
14Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
15    "Electronic cigarette" has the same meaning ascribed to it
16in Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
17    "Health-related statement" means any statement related to
18health, and includes statements of a curative or therapeutic
19nature that, expressly or by implication, suggest a
20relationship between the consumption of electronic cigarettes
21and health benefits or effects on health.
22    "Manufacturer" has the same meaning ascribed to it in
23Section 10-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
24    "Market" or "marketing" means any act or process of
25promoting or selling electronic cigarettes, including, but not
26limited to, sponsorship of sporting events, point-of-sale

 

 

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1advertising, and development of products specifically designed
2to appeal to persons under 21 years of age.
3    "Retailer" has the same meaning ascribed to it in Section
410-5 of the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995.
 
5    Section 10. Sale of electronic cigarettes without a
6license.
7    (a) Any person who sells an electronic cigarette without a
8proper license under the Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 shall
9be subject to the following penalties:
10        (1) For a first violation, a civil penalty of not less
11    than $2,500 and not to exceed $5,000.
12        (2) For a second violation, a civil penalty of more
13    than $5,000 and not to exceed $10,000.
14        (3) For a third or subsequent violation, a civil
15    penalty of $10,000.
16    (b) Any violation of this Section that occurs on school
17property shall be considered an aggravating factor and shall,
18at a minimum, double the penalties provided under paragraphs
19(1) through (3) of subsection (a) of this Section.
20    (c) The penalties under this Section are in addition to any
21other penalty imposed under Illinois law. Moneys collected from
22the civil penalties imposed under this Section shall be
23deposited into the Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access
24Prevention Fund.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. Marketing, labeling, and advertisement of
2electronic cigarettes.
3    (a) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of electronic
4cigarettes shall not sell, offer for sale, or distribute any
5electronic cigarette with labeling or packaging intended to be
6attractive to persons under 21 years of age. Labeling or
7packaging of an electronic cigarette is attractive to persons
8under 21 years of age if it uses packaging or labeling that:
9        (1) is false or misleading;
10        (2) promotes overconsumption of electronic cigarettes;
11        (3) depicts the actual consumption of an electronic
12    cigarette by a person 21 years of age or older;
13        (4) depicts a person under 21 years of age consuming an
14    electronic cigarette;
15        (5) makes any health, medicinal, or therapeutic claims
16    about electronic cigarettes;
17        (6) includes an image of an electronic cigarette;
18        (7) depicts an image designed or likely to appeal to
19    minors, including cartoons, toys, superheroes, or
20    children, or any other likeness to images, characters, or
21    phrases, including, but not limited to, unicorns, designed
22    in any manner to make consumption of electronic cigarettes
23    appealing to or encourage consumption of electronic
24    cigarettes by persons under 21 years of age;
25        (8) imitates or mimics trademark or trade dress of food
26    products, including, but not limited to, candy, cookies,

 

 

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1    juice boxes, or soft drinks, or celebrity images that are
2    or have primarily been marketed towards persons under 21
3    years of age;
4        (9) contains images of food products primarily
5    targeted to minors, including, but not limited to, juice
6    boxes, soft drinks, pop, cereal, candy, or dessert; or
7        (10) contains the terms "candy", "candies", "kandy",
8    "kandeez", "bubble gum", "cotton candy", "gummy bear",
9    "cupcake", "milkshake", or any variants in the spelling of
10    those terms.
11    (b) All labeling and packaging of electronic cigarettes
12shall include proper nicotine warning statements required
13under federal law or by administrative rule;
14    (c) A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of electronic
15cigarettes shall not sell, advertise, or market an electronic
16cigarette unless all of the following conditions have been met:
17        (1) All advertisements and marketing must accurately
18    and legibly identify the person or entity paying for the
19    publication of the advertisement or marketing.
20        (2) Any advertising or marketing in broadcast, cable,
21    radio, print, or digital communications, or any event
22    marketing or sponsorship, must only be made where at least
23    71.6% of the audience is reasonably expected to be 21 years
24    of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date
25    audience composition data.
26        (3) All advertising must be truthful and appropriately

 

 

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1    substantiated.
2        (4) Advertising or marketing must not be presented in a
3    manner that is false or untrue in any material matter, or
4    that, irrespective of falsity, directly or by ambiguity,
5    omission, or inference, or by the addition of irrelevant
6    scientific or technical matter, tends to create a
7    misleading impression.
8        (5) Publishing or disseminating advertising or
9    marketing containing any statement concerning a brand or
10    product must not be inconsistent with any statement on the
11    labeling thereof.
12        (6) Advertising or marketing of electronic cigarettes
13    must not be presented in a manner intended to encourage
14    persons under the age of 21 to consume electronic
15    cigarettes.
16        (7) Publishing or disseminating advertising or
17    marketing containing symbols, language, music, gestures,
18    cartoon characters, or other content elements must not be
19    known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age.
20        (8) Advertising or marketing electronic cigarettes
21    must not be on an advertising sign within 1,000 feet of a
22    daycare center, a school offering instruction in grades
23    kindergarten through 12,a playground, or a youth center.
24    This condition shall not apply to the placement of
25    advertising signs inside a premises licensed under the
26    Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 and that are not visible

 

 

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1    by normal unaided vision from a public place, provided that
2    such advertising signs do not advertise electronic
3    cigarettes in a manner intended to encourage persons under
4    the age of 21 to consume electronic cigarettes.
5        (9) Publishing or disseminating advertising or
6    marketing must not contain any health-related statement
7    that is untrue in any particular manner or tends to create
8    a misleading impression as to the health benefits of
9    consumption of electronic cigarettes.
10        (10) Advertising must not contain any reference to an
11    electronic cigarette as a smoking cessation device or as a
12    product that may be helpful to quit smoking.
13        (11) Advertising must not use a health care
14    professional or a person who appears to be under 25 years
15    of age to advertise an electronic cigarette.
16    (d) Violations of this Section shall be punishable by the
17following civil penalties, and moneys collected from the civil
18penalties under this Section shall be deposited into the
19Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Fund:
20        (1) For a first violation, a civil penalty of not less
21    than $2,500 and not to exceed $5,000.
22        (2) For a second violation, a civil penalty of more
23    than $5,000 and not to exceed $10,000.
24        (3) For a third or subsequent violation, a civil
25    penalty of $10,000.
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1speech.
2    (f) This Section does not apply to electronic cigarettes
3that are in the possession of a manufacturer, distributor, or
4retailer on the effective date of this Act. Any product that is
5in the possession of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer
6on the effective date of this Act must be sold to a final
7consumer no later than 180 days after the effective date of
8this Act unless otherwise exempt under subsection (g).
9    (g) This Section does not apply to any electronic
10cigarettes that are in the possession of a manufacturer,
11distributor, or retailer and that are not intended to be sold
12to a final consumer in the State of Illinois.
 
13    Section 20. Additional limitations on the sale of
14electronic cigarettes.
15    (a) A retailer shall not sell more than 2 electronic
16cigarettes or 5 cartridges or containers of electronic
17cigarette solution in one transaction to a final consumer.
18    (b) In a sale by a retailer, the retailer must perform an
19age verification through an independent, third-party age
20verification service that compares information available from
21public records to the personal information entered by the buyer
22during the ordering process and that establishes the buyer is
23of legal age or older.
24    (c) Violations of this Section shall be punishable by the
25following civil penalties, and moneys collected from the civil

 

 

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1penalties under this Section shall be deposited into the
2Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Fund:
3        (1) For a first violation, a civil penalty of not less
4    than $2,500 and not to exceed $5,000.
5        (2) For a second violation, a civil penalty of more
6    than $5,000 and not to exceed $10,000.
7        (3) For a third and subsequent violation, a civil
8    penalty of $10,000.
 
9    Section 25. Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention
10Fund. The Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access Prevention Fund is
11created within the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be
12used by the Department for the implementation and enforcement
13of this Act, including, but not limited to, unannounced
14investigations of retailers licensed under the Tobacco
15Products Tax Act of 1995 and investigations of unlicensed
16sellers of electronic cigarettes.
 
17    Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
18Section 5.930 as follows:
 
19    (30 ILCS 105/5.930 new)
20    Sec. 5.930. The Electronic Cigarettes Youth Access
21Prevention Fund.
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    30 ILCS 105/5.930 new