Illinois bill (HB 5689) would mandate special packaging for all e-cig products sold in IL to "protect the children"

[nomore stinkies]

I am happy that they want safer packaging..... as long as that is where they STOP! Took me forever to find this. I hope I am not missing anything!

HMMMM...... Lines 3-5....... I'd say big tobacco is exempt.



Illinois Senate and House Final Vote: Passed
Effective date: 1-1-2015

(430 ILCS 40/2.10 new)
13 Sec. 2.10. Electronic cigarettes. "Electronic cigarette"
14 or "e-cigarette" means a battery-operated device that contains
15 a combination of nicotine, flavor, and chemicals that are
16 turned into vapor which is inhaled by the user.

17 (430 ILCS 40/10 new)
18 Sec. 10. Child-safe electronic cigarette liquids.
19 Electronic cigarette liquids sold and marketed for the
20 refilling of e-cigarettes may be sold only in special
21 packaging. The Department of Public Health shall adopt rules
HB5689 Engrossed - 2 - LRB098 20097 MGM 55363 b
1 establishing the standards for special packaging to be used for
2 e-cigarette liquids.
3 This Section does not apply to electronic cigarette
4 products sold in sealed, pre-filled, or disposable replacement
5 cartridges.
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.

 

[Jeffk123]

Why waste tax payer money on a bill that is almost a redundancy of the deeming fda regs? Especially when they will most likely have already released their final ruling on vapor products. Unless I am missing some finer political point here

 

[sonicdsl]

Merged thread into the one already containing discussion on this topic

 

[nomore stinkies]

I'm just not sure why they couldn't wait either. Everyone is in such a hurry to regulate, regulate. They don't even understand the terminology, what they are or which end you put in your mouth! All of my liquids already have child proof caps. I can't even get them off! It's like the ACA......is something else is hiding in the thousands of pages paperwork?????