Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
04/05/2021 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB30 | |
| HB149 | |
| HB110 | |
| Regulatory Commission of Alaska | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 149 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 110 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 146 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 30 | TELECONFERENCED | |
4:47:54 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ
would be HOUSE BILL
purchase, sell,
containing nicotine,
to transporting tobacco,
electronic smoking
electronic smoking
date."
4:48:12 PM
REPRESENTATIVE SARA
that HB 110 would
change the state law
confirmation with t
19 to 21; and it
cigarettes or "e-cigarettes."
tobacco depending on
the last time tobacco
e-cigarettes weren't
that currently, there
She made the distinction
the same rate as
did exist when the cannabis industry began in Alaska.
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
Alaska State Legislature,
do the same things
them into one bill.
appears long and complicat
number of places in
highly regulated
government has always
has been a disruption
cigarettes because
do not typically end up being sold by the same retailers.
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
popular among young
under the age of
conducts a national
and between 2017 and
in the use of e-cigarettes
been a downturn in
become an "entre i
She stated that nicotine
by adding e-cigarettes
cigarettes can be
from buying them,
nicotine. She noted
people that e-cigarettes
products, but there
Conversely, research
quickly with the
absorption is much higher.
4:53:35 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
bill is to discourage
Alaska's laws to
revenue. She added
cigarettes products
require age-verification
are delivered to them.
4:55:12 PM
EMILY NENON, Alaska
Cancer Society Cancer
working on tobacco
she works closely
American Lung Association.
is a critical strategy
preventing youth from
she continued. She
three strategies that
tobacco use.
comprehensive prevention
workplaces. She stated
the 2004 tobacco tax
tax statute hasn't
said that the market
the latest generation of e-cigarette products. These e-
cigarette products
flavored nicotine.
"throat hit" of nicoti
these products are
a greater risk of developing an ongoing addiction.
MS. NENON continued
Action Network shares
e-cigarettes. She
these e-cigarettes
cigarettes?" She
combusted cigarette
70 of those are
agents. It is no
combusted cigarette,
organizations do
possessing tobacco
to tobacco cessation
for being addicted
to them.
4:59:30 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ invited questions from the committee.
5:01:22 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN
both sides of this
taxes will increase
shares this concern.
5:02:12 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
This would add tax
tax. She added that
but anyone who is
purchasing and consuming
whether, by adding
a better control on the black market that already exists.
5:03:05 PM
MS. NENON shared th
that comes up often
She highlighted that
consider, as most us
and buy tobacco products
this bill is timely
in federal law regulations
e-cigarette products.
emphasis on catching
market than there
shipping will help with that as well.
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN
discussion is that
smoking cigarettes.
to that argument.
MS. NENON responded
to quit is to use
tobacco cessation p
standards. She said
have its products
the FDA. She emphasized
cessation products.
kids from ever starting
added.
5:06:27 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS added
out, they were marketed
that marketing device
to kids who were
and flavors to appeal
"big tobacco" took
concluded that if
stop smoking were
considered smoking
companies wouldn't
kids.
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ
member who used to
e-cigarettes, and
smells different."
5:07:29 PM
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
bill and explained
cessation products
statutes.
5:08:23 PM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY
is being implemented in other states.
REPRESENTATIVE HANNAN
said that she has
but she may have
information.
5:09:29 PM
MS. NENON responded
implementation up
state has its own la
so that the state
federal requirements
successful compliance
like to be able to
on the FDA, but
nation.
5:10:17 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ announced that HB 110 was held over.