General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6283

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 2608

*02608*

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduced by:

REP. GODFREY, 110^th Dist.

REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83^rd Dist.

REP. ALEXANDER, 58^th Dist.

REP. ARCONTI, 109^th Dist.

SEN. BARTOLOMEO, 13^th Dist.

SEN. BYE, 5^th Dist.

REP. CARNEY, 23^rd Dist.

REP. CASE, 63^rd Dist.

REP. COOK, 65^th Dist.

REP. CURREY, 11^th Dist.

REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18^th Dist.

REP. GENGA, 10^th Dist.

SEN. GERRATANA, 6^th Dist.

REP. LEMAR, 96^th Dist.

REP. LESSER, 100^th Dist.

REP. MORIN, 28^th Dist.

REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133^rd Dist.

REP. RILEY, 46^th Dist.

REP. RITTER M., 1^st Dist.

REP. STANESKI, 119^th Dist.

REP. WALKER, 93^rd Dist.

REP. SRINIVASAN, 31^st Dist.

AN ACT REGULATING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require (1) electronic cigarettes to be (A) defined as a tobacco product, (B) subject to the same smoke-free laws as cigarettes, as defined in section 4-28h, (C) subject to the same marketing restrictions as cigarettes, (D) flavorless, (E) subject to standards for contaminants and strict quality control of manufacturing, (F) carry labels disclosing the materials used in the electronic cigarettes and the sources of such materials, and (G) carry warning labels on the health consequences of inhaling its contents, similar to those warnings required with regard to cigarettes, and (2) the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to implement the requirements with regard to electronic cigarettes.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide electronic cigarette users with information on the risks of and protect nonusers from exposure to electronic cigarettes.


General Assembly	*Proposed Bill No. 6283*
*January Session, 2015*	LCO No. 2608
	02608
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. GODFREY, 110^th Dist. REP. ABERCROMBIE, 83^rd Dist. REP. ALEXANDER, 58^th Dist. REP. ARCONTI, 109^th Dist. SEN. BARTOLOMEO, 13^th Dist. SEN. BYE, 5^th Dist. REP. CARNEY, 23^rd Dist. REP. CASE, 63^rd Dist. REP. COOK, 65^th Dist. REP. CURREY, 11^th Dist. REP. FLEISCHMANN, 18^th Dist.		REP. GENGA, 10^th Dist. SEN. GERRATANA, 6^th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96^th Dist. REP. LESSER, 100^th Dist. REP. MORIN, 28^th Dist. REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133^rd Dist. REP. RILEY, 46^th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1^st Dist. REP. STANESKI, 119^th Dist. REP. WALKER, 93^rd Dist. REP. SRINIVASAN, 31^st Dist.