Vermont Bill to Ban Flavors (other than menthol) Introduced 01/23/2015

[antialiased]

A Vermont Bill was introduced today to ban all manufacture and sale of e-liquids in flavors other than menthol. That includes e-liquid flavored like tobacco. The idiots are back in session.

Bill Sponsers:
Rep. Patti Komline
Rep. Alison H. Clarkson
Rep. Jill Krowinski
Rep. Paul N. Poirier
Rep. George W. Till

The bill was sent to the House Committee on Human Services (House Committee on Human Services)

Text of Bill: http://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2016/Docs/BILLS/H-0059/H-0059 As Introduced.pdf

Bill Status Page: Bill Status H.59

We recommend contacting Human Services Committee members:

Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair;
apugh@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 863-6705
Rep. Sandy Haas, Vice Chair
shaas@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 767-4751
Rep. Francis "Topper" McFaun, Ranking
fmcfaun@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 479-9843
Rep. Steven Berry
sberry@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 362-5738
Rep. Paul Dame
pdame@leg.state.vt.us -
Rep. Larry Fiske, Clerk
lfiske@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 933-8410
Rep. Patsy French
pfrench@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 728-9421
Rep. Jill Krowinski
jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 363-3907
Rep. Patricia McCoy
pmccoy@leg.state.vt.us -
Rep. Michael Mrowicki
mmrowicki@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 387-8787
Rep. Chip Troiano
ctroiano@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 533-7712
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Committee member email addresses in csv list:
apugh@leg.state.vt.us, shaas@leg.state.vt.us, fmcfaun@leg.state.vt.us, sberry@leg.state.vt.us, pdame@leg.state.vt.us, lfiske@leg.state.vt.us, pfrench@leg.state.vt.us, jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us, pmccoy@leg.state.vt.us, mmrowicki@leg.state.vt.us, ctroiano@leg.state.vt.us

 

[KC1BLE]

Thanks for posting this, I had no idea they were up to this. Sending emails now.

 

[KC1BLE]

I wonder if you could edit Rep. Francis "Topper" McFaun, Ranking Memberfmcfaun@leg.state.vt.us - (802) 479-9843. It is showing Member as part of the email address in his individual listing and in the c s v list, thanks.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

It doesn't help that one of the sponsors is on the Human Services Committee.

This group needs to get a loud and clear message from vapers everywhere.

I love VT and have spent the summer there for over 50 yrs. Along with the summer folk, skiers and leaf peepers add a lot to the VT economy. Feel free to let them know where the money won't go anymore.

 

[DreamWithin]

Fixed the faulty email address

Ugh, the idiots definitely are back in session . . . looks like I've got some writing to do. Hopefully NH doesn't follow suit any time soon

 

[sofarsogood]

In 2011 vermont go 2.3% of it's state and local taxes combined from tobacco taxes. That's in the top 10 of all the states. (My state, Michigan, is 2.7%) Yesterday I read a news story about a vermont company that make eliquid and may be the oldest american company doing that. Vaping has `1 billion potential customers who spend $750 billion a year on tobacco. A lot of new vapetech companies are going to be formed to go after that market. The states that roll out the welcome matt might get the investment and the jobs. Perhaps not Vermont.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

There is always hope. There was another wretched piece of anti e-cig legislation proposed last year that didn't go anywhere.

I sent messages off earlier today and actually got a response back from 1 already - a quick personal thanks for the info, not a canned response.

I told my story and why I believe this bill is wrong. Please add your voices!

 

[caramel]

 

[DreamWithin]

There is always hope. There was another wretched piece of anti e-cig legislation proposed last year that didn't go anywhere.

That was the one that tried to criminalize possession of vaping products, right? Man, I'm glad that one didn't go through . . . I'm not in VT often, but every couple of weeks I pop over the border

 

[antialiased]

Fixed the faulty email address

Thanks for fixing it. Had a call about the bill the day it was introduced and was running around doing everything that afternoon, all at once, and completely missed my mistake.