HB258
Type: B Origin: House Ohio Comments: 0

Increase Fine For Repeatedly Selling Tobacco Products To Minors

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The bill aims to raise fines for individuals or businesses that repeatedly sell tobacco products to minors. By increasing penalties, the legislation seeks to deter such illegal sales and better protect minors from accessing tobacco products. The main provision involves escalating fines for each violation of selling tobacco to minors, with the goal of promoting compliance with existing laws and reducing underage smoking rates. This bill could have a significant impact on retailers and sellers by holding them more accountable for enforcing age restrictions on tobacco sales and contributing to efforts to curb youth smoking habits.

Bill Activity

  • 2023-08-28: Introduced

  • 2023-09-12: Referred to committee: Criminal Justice

  • 2023-12-13: Reported: Criminal Justice

  • 2024-01-10: Passed

  • 2024-01-16: Introduced

  • 2024-01-24: Referred to committee: Judiciary

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