Legislature(2021 - 2022)
2022-04-20 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2366 SB 45 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) "An Act raising the minimum age to purchase, sell, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to selling a tobacco product; relating to possession of tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine by a person under 21 years of age; relating to the definition of 'nicotine'; relating to transporting tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products; relating to electronic smoking products; relating to the marketing of electronic smoking products; relating to tobacco products; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time. Senator Holland moved the bill be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 2. Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading. Senators Holland, Kawasaki, Hughes, Kiehl offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 1, line 6: Delete the second occurrence of "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" 2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2367 Page 1, line 7, following "products": Insert "and consumable vapor products" Page 7, line 3: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 7, line 6: Delete "an electronic smoking" Insert "a consumable vapor" Page 7, line 7: Delete ", including a closed-system electronic smoking product" Page 7, lines 17 - 18: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 7, lines 19 - 20: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 7, line 21: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 7, lines 23 - 26: Delete all material and insert: "(c) The department shall adopt regulations to determine the price of consumable vapor products sold as a unit with an electronic smoking product." Page 7, line 31: Delete "an electronic smoking" Insert "a consumable vapor" 2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2368 Page 8, lines 8 - 13: Delete "; (D) designed, marketed, and sold solely for the purpose of vaporizing or aerosolizing marijuana or marijuana products and intended for sale only in a retail marijuana store; in this subparagraph, "marijuana," "marijuana products," and "retail marijuana store" have the meanings given in AS 17.38.900" Page 8, lines 16 - 17: Delete "or electronic smoking product that is subject to the tax" Insert "that is subject to the tax or an electronic smoking product" Page 9, line 19: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, line 2: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, line 3: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, lines 4 - 5: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, line 9: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, line 11: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" 2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2369 Page 11, line 15: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, line 18: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 11, lines 30 - 31: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, line 6: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, line 8: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, lines 9 - 10: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, line 14: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, line 19: Delete "electronic smoking" Insert "consumable vapor" Page 12, following line 22: Insert a new paragraph to read: "(6) "consumable vapor product" means a liquid solution that contains nicotine and is intended to be heated into an aerosol or vapor state and inhaled by an individual using an electronic smoking product;" 2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2370 Renumber the following paragraphs accordingly. Page 12, lines 24 - 25: Delete "aerosolized or vaporized nicotine" Insert "an aerosolized or vaporized consumable vapor product" Page 12, lines 27 - 28: Delete "substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during use of the device" Insert "consumable vapor product" Senator Holland moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Objections were heard. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 45(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2? YEAS: 9 NAYS: 10 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Costello, Holland, Hughes, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Shower, Wielechowski, Wilson Nays: Begich, Bishop, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Olson, Reinbold, Revak, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof Excused: Myers and so, Amendment No. 2 failed. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) "An Act raising the minimum age to purchase, sell, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to selling a tobacco product; relating to possession of tobacco, electronic smoking products, or products containing nicotine by a person under 21 years of age; relating to the definition of 'nicotine'; relating to transporting tobacco, a product containing 2022-04-20 Senate Journal Page 2371 nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products; relating to electronic smoking products; relating to the marketing of electronic smoking products; relating to tobacco products; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 45(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) YEAS: 15 NAYS: 4 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Begich, Bishop, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Olson, Reinbold, Revak, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski Nays: Holland, Hughes, Shower, Wilson Excused: Myers and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 45(FIN) passed the Senate. Senator Hughes moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause(s). Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.