At the end of the first quarter, a total of 33 bills have been introduced in 22 different states. There have been 15 hearings around the country and decisive actions have been taken on quite a few bills. More importantly, we have notched a couple of significant victories and nine bills are dead ... but we still have a long way to go.
The New Hampshire, Washington State and South Dakota under-18 bans are all dead for the year. In addition, the Kansas and Indiana under-14 bans and Oklahoma’s two under-13 bans also died in committee due to lack of support. Finally, Wyoming rejected an attempted ban and passed a straightforward parental consent requirement instead.
We appreciate the efforts of everyone who help helped in these state fights. It is imperative that local businesses get involved. If the voters don’t care, they will run over us.
• Connecticut – SB 263 – Additional warnings
• Florida – H 205 – Under 16 ban, S 430 – Under 16 ban
• Georgia – HB 853 – Inspections, additional warnings, training, parental consent
• Hawaii – HB 653 – Parental consent under 18
• Indiana – HRes 3 – Under 14 ban, Died in Committee
• Kansas – KS 101 – Under 14 ban, Died in Committee
• Maryland – HB 1039 – Under 18 ban, SB 718 – Under 18 ban
• Massachusetts – S903 – Under 16 ban
• Minnesota – H2296 – Under 17 ban
• Missouri – HB 1822 – Under 16 ban, additional signage
• New Hampshire – H 1160 – Doctor’s prescription under 18, Died in the House
• New York – S3461 – Under 18 ban, A 9110 – Under 18 ban, A9199 – Under 16 ban, A921 – Parent present each time under 18, S6905 – Under 16 ban, S5492 – Additional warning label
• North Carolina – S890 – Doctor’s prescription under 16
• Ohio – HB 173 – Doctor’s prescription under 18, includes spray tanning
• Oklahoma – S 1171 – Licensing, inspections, under 13 ban, Died in Committee, S 544 Under 13 ban, ages 13-15, parent present each time, 16-17, parental consent, Died in Committee
• Pennsylvania – SB 460 – Licensing, inspections, large fees, under 14 ban, under 18, parent present each time, SB 461 – Penalties, HB 1992 – Licensing, parental consent 14-17, under 14, doctor’s prescription, HB2048 – Licensing, parental consent 14-17, under 14, doctor’s prescription
• Rhode Island – H7274 – Under 18 ban, S2205 – Under 18 ban
• South Dakota – S.154 – Under 18 ban – Defeated by the Senate, S.158 – Licensing, age and use restrictions – Defeated by the Senate
• Vermont – H 53 – Under 18 ban
• Washington State – S. 6663 – Licensing, under 18 ban, Died in the Senate, H 2652 – Doctor’s prescription under 18, licensing, inspection, training, Died in House
• West Virginia – S.118 – Parental consent under 18
• Wyoming – HB 63 – Under 15 ban, penalties – Amended, parental consent under 18, parent present 14 and under.
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