A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled “Youth tobacco act,” by amending the title and sections 1, 4, and 5 (MCL 722.641, 722.644, and 722.645), the title as amended by 2019 PA 18, sections 1 and 4 as amended by 2022 PA 167, and section 5 as added by 1988 PA 314, and by adding sections 1a, 1c, 1e, 1g, 1i, 1k, 1m, 1o, and 2f.
The legislation amends the Youth Tobacco Act to regulate the sale of nicotine and tobacco products, establishing a licensing system, creating a regulatory fund, and setting penalties for violations, while raising the legal purchase age to 21 and requiring compliance checks.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors