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2026-05-20 Senate Journal

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2026-05-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 2816
SB 24                                                                                                                         
Message dated May 19 was read stating the House passed and returned                                                             
for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 24(FIN) "An Act                                                                        
relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products,                                                             
nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to                                                          
purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine,                                                          
or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education                                                         
and cessation fund; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking                                                              
products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date" with                                                          
the following amendments:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
            HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                                     
            NO. 24(FIN) am H "An Act relating to tobacco,                                                                       
            tobacco products, electronic smoking products,                                                                      
            nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the                                                             
            minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess                                                                       
            tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an                                                                       
            electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco                                                                 
            use education and cessation fund; relating to retail                                                                
            cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic                                                                
            smoking products and vapor products; and providing                                                                  
            for an effective date."                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                

2026-05-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 2817
Senator Giessel moved the Senate concur in the House amendments.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendments?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 24(FIN) am H                                                                                                           
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s)                                                                               
to CSSB 24(FIN)?                                                                                                                
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin,                                                               
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Kawasaki, Myers, Rauscher, Tilton, Yundt                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendments, thus adopting                                                             
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 24(FIN) am H "An                                                                            
Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking                                                                   
products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the                                                               
minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product                                                                
containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the                                                          
tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar                                                              
stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and                                                             
vapor products, and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on                                                                   
concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                               
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.