FINAL BILL REPORT

                           ESB 6356

                          C 202 L 94

                      SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Providing an exception to the requirement that cigarette machines be located fully within premises from which minors are prohibited.

SPONSORS: Senator Quigley

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE

BACKGROUND:

The 1993 Legislature regulated the sale of tobacco products through the use of vending machines.  Tobacco vending machines are prohibited unless they are located in premises from which minors are prohibited, or in industrial work sites where minors are not employed.  In either case, the vending machine cannot be located within ten feet from an entrance or exit of the premise.

It has been suggested that the ten foot rule has created a hardship on some businesses.

SUMMARY:

The Liquor Control Board shall adopt rules that allow a tobacco vending machine to be located within ten feet of an entrance or exit.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate    44   0

House     95   0    (House amended)

Senate    45   0    (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1994