HB0245 | Tobacco Amendments

Description
General Description: 

This bill enacts provisions relating to sales of cigars and pipe tobacco.

Highlighted Provisions: 

Authorizes telephone, mail, Internet, and other remote sales of a cigar or pipe tobacco

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0245
Year: 
2025
Status: 
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Last Action: 
Jan 21, 2025
Sponsor
Representative
Jefferson S. Burton
Republican - District 64
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Oppose

While the bill states that there will be a system to age verify consumers, there is no guarentee that minors will not be able to purchase these tobacco products.

Utah PTA Resolution: 
SAF 2011-1 | Preventing Solicitation of Adult Products to Minors
Impact on Children: 

A variety of substances, including but not limited to glues, propellants, certain herbs, tobacco, alcohol, over-the-counter medications, and other common household chemicals can be obtained legally, and are frequently abused as stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and more; and

Abuse of the aforementioned substances can be damaging to the mental, physical, and social health of the user;

Commission: 
Health
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

That Utah PTA support legislation regarding knowingly providing to minors any information that would be harmful to minors or selling materials to minorsthat are illegal, including, but not limited to pornography, tobacco, alcohol, and gambling; and be it furthers