1 bill · 2020 Regular Session
Adds to and amends existing law to establish educational programs regarding electronic smoking devices and to provide for the taxing of certain tobacco products.
The purpose of this legislation is to educate our youth about the dangers of the use of electronic smoking devices by minors. It establishes an education program in each public health district in the State of Idaho. The educational program shall be administered by each public health district to educate students, parents, teachers, and the comm unity at large on the dangers of the use of electronic smoking devices by minors. This legislation also imposes a tax on the cartridges or containers used in electronic smoking devices by amending Idaho Code, Section 63-2551 and 63-2552A. This legislation adds electronic smoking devices to the definition of tobacco products. ThislegislationcreatesandestablishesafundwiththeStateTreasurerknownastheElectronicSmokingDevice Education Fund, to be used by the public health districts to fund their education programs.