SB  15-E-CIGS/TOBACCO/NICOTINE & MINORS; SALES                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:25:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KITO  announced that the  first order of business  would be                                                               
SENATE  BILL  NO.  15,  "An  Act relating  to  possession  of  an                                                               
electronic smoking product or a  product containing nicotine by a                                                               
minor and to  selling or giving an electronic  smoking product to                                                               
a  minor;  relating  to business  license  endorsements  to  sell                                                               
cigarettes,   cigars,  tobacco,   products  containing   tobacco,                                                               
electronic  smoking products,  or  products containing  nicotine;                                                               
and  relating  to  citations   for  certain  offenses  concerning                                                               
tobacco or nicotine products."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KITO  announced that public  testimony was still  open from                                                               
the previous hearing.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:26:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KATIE STEFFENS testified in support of  SB 15.  She described the                                                               
particulate  matter emanating  from vaping  devices.   She stated                                                               
she thinks  it is  important to  keep these  products out  of the                                                               
hands of minors.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE WOOL asked how many  tickets are going out to kids                                                               
for having e-cigarettes.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:30:08 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOE DARNELL, Division of Behavioral  Health, Department of Health                                                               
and Social Services (DHSS), answered  questions in the hearing on                                                               
SB 15.  He stated people  cannot be cited for using vape products                                                               
which was the aim of the proposed bill.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:30:49 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR KITO closed public testimony.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:31:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  WOOL  moved  to  report  CS  for  SB  15  out  of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal notes.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.