HB373 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika Coleman Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

E-cigarettes, advertising, certain warnings required, penalties

Description

Existing law does not require warnings on e-cigarette advertising about the dangers of nicotine.

This bill would require all e-cigarette advertising, with certain exceptions, to include certain warnings about the dangers of nicotine.

This bill would impose criminal penalties.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

E-Cigarettes