Texas Call to Action

[Robino1]

Texas Call to Action: SB 97 should be amended to remove unnecessary hurdles to adult access to vapor products online.

Multiple bills have been introduced in Texas that would ban sales of vapor product to minors (which we support), but would also severely restrict internet sales (which we oppose). CASAA is currently focused on SB 97, which received a hearing last week before the Senate Health & Human Services Committee. SB 97 would impose unnecessarily harsh restrictions on Internet sales, including requiring every single order to a Texas resident to be sent using an ID check service that costs $6.


Please take action now to urge the Health & Human Services Committee to amend this bill


Amend SB 97 - Send an Email

Call to Action: CASAA: Texas Call to Action: SB 97 should be amended to remove unnecessary hurdles to adult access to vapor products online

 

[supertrunker]

I suppose i'm the only person that emailled them! Since anyone's dog can get a shotgun here - they'll have to try a bit harder to get ID checks for vape gear, especially if i have to pay for the privilege.

T

 

[TexasRed]

i pad you supertrunnker!

 

[Thespis]

C'mon Texans! Send the email! Don't let this great state of individualists become another nanny!

 

[dsgrey]

Done! I'm sure there will be more to follow.

 

[LoveVanilla]

I did (a while back); checking in to see if there are any updates.

 

[FearTX]

Just checking for updates.

I find it ludicrous that you can get pron on the interent with no ID check, you can buy cigars and pipe tobacco on the internet. A variety of other adult specific items, and they want to do checks for vape products.

Silly.

Make your voice heard now folks, if you think you will just buy out of state on the internet think again. They are considering it a sale to or from Texans.

 

[Andyhrn]

Just FYI:
All the proposals are coming from Democrat party representatives. I've checked all of them. In Texas,per example, this proposal is coming from a senator Hinojosa (D) .
Texas Legislature Online - 84(R) History for SB 97

 

[1990FOXBODY]

Hope I am not to late. I am just seeing this. I just sent the e-mail.

 

[Luisa]

Hope I am not to late. I am just seeing this. I just sent the e-mail.

Goodfor you! But---this is Texas for goodness sake---WE can do lots better than just a few e-mails. Contact your legislator too. Texans are not known for not letting their voices be heard. Send these folks all the real scientific information you can find--join CASAA and urge your friends to do the same.

 

[Luisa]

Goodfor you! But---this is Texas for goodness sake---WE can do lots better than just a few e-mails. Contact your legislator too. Texans are not known for not letting their voices be heard. Send these folks all the real scientific information you can find--join CASAA and urge your friends to do the same.

Senator Hinojosa is a very powerful State Senator. His Austin office address is Capitol Office CAP3 E.10 P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station Austin Texas 78711 The Capitol office number is 512 463 0120. The McAllen district office is 956 463-0120. His chief of staff in McAllen is Luis Moreno. Gather all the true facts on e-cigs and all the scientific info and call either Austin or McAllen. Educate yourself quickly on this Bill and your reasons for opposing this Bill along with the geniune scientific studies rebutting any misleading information that has been given to Hinojosa. Remember to express your support for banning sales to minors. He can push this bill quickly so you must act quickly. If in the McAllen/Edinburgh area and vote in his district GO to the district office.That is extremely effective. This is Texas--surely we can get this done. If in Austin go to his office. Also go to the Americans For Prosperity Office. They would be the most effective lobbying group we could have on our side. I will post their number and address tomorrow--Or you can google it. If I remember correctly it is 7th and Guadalupe. It is near the infamous "6th Street" area. All you UT students can easily find it. Do your homework and go!
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[figment_oyi]

Done for sure.. Thank you for keeping us up to date on this critical news..

 

[Dimentox Travanti]

Sent! ty for updating us

 

[Kenna]

I got kicked out of the email twice, losing the additions I had made. I'm not doing it again. I'm sending the email as is. I'm also making the neccesary phone calls. And your SEND AN EMAIL link above goes to the New Mexico bill, not Texas.

 

[Robino1]

(Update - 3/5/15)

SB 97 was voted favorably out of the Health & Human Services Committee and has been placed on the intent calendar, meaning it could be considered by the full Senate at any time. We have updated the Call to Action to allow you to send a letter to your senator, so please participate even if you have already done so.

Please take action now to urge the Senate to amend this bill.

Amend SB 97 - Send an Email

Note: Hyperlink in first post has been fixed. Please, the next time anyone finds something that doesn't work right, just PM me with what is wrong and I will fix it ASAP.

Thanks

 

[LoveVanilla]

Email sent. Thank you Robino.

(Update - 3/5/15)

SB 97 was voted favorably out of the Health & Human Services Committee and has been placed on the intent calendar, meaning it could be considered by the full Senate at any time. We have updated the Call to Action to allow you to send a letter to your senator, so please participate even if you have already done so.

Please take action now to urge the Senate to amend this bill.

Amend SB 97 - Send an Email

Note: Hyperlink in first post has been fixed. Please, the next time anyone finds something that doesn't work right, just PM me with what is wrong and I will fix it ASAP.

Thanks

 

[cat58]

Email sent. I had hoped our state gov people would have stayed off this ratty band wagon, but color me wrong. I will also call my local rep's office tomorrow to at least let him know my vote is on the line here. Stoopid.

 

[KattMamma]

Did I just read the wrong version of the bill, or maybe I misunderstood what I read? I didn't see that ID verification service is required -- I did read that online sales required age verification, and it mentions checking against a database, but it also says a photocopy of a gov't issued id would be good. What did I miss?

Either way, this bill attempts to treat vaping supplies exactly the same as cigarettes - NOT GOOD!

 

[Kenna]

Did I just read the wrong version of the bill, or maybe I misunderstood what I read? I didn't see that ID verification service is required -- I did read that online sales required age verification, and it mentions checking against a database, but it also says a photocopy of a gov't issued id would be good. What did I miss?

Either way, this bill attempts to treat vaping supplies exactly the same as cigarettes - NOT GOOD!

It's in there.

 

[SupplyDaddy]

Social comments are now open on SB97. Get in there and comment!! Need all the comments we can get!!
https://legiscan.com/TX/sponsors/SB97/2015