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Bill: Tobacco Products Regulation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Federation Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 3223
Description[?]:
| Cigarettes are a significant source of tax revenue in many localities. This fact has historically been an impediment for health groups seeking to discourage cigarette smoking, since governments seek to maximize tax revenues. Cigarette smoke is also known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke. It is a mixture of two forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco. This includes: side stream smoke—smoke that comes from the end of a lighted cigarette, pipe, or cigar—and mainstream smoke—smoke that is exhaled by a smoker. This mixture contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic and about 70 that are cancer-causing. The side stream smoke contains higher concentrations of carcinogens than the mainstream smoke, and it contains smaller particles relative to mainstream smoke, which absorb into the body’s cells more easily. Prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in nonsmokers and has also been associated with heart disease in adults. Sudden infant death syndrome, ear infections, respiratory infections, and asthma attacks can occur in children that are exposed to secondhand smoke. Scientific evidence shows that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
Current: The sale of tobacco products is regulated by local governments
Proposed: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:03:47, December 05, 2011 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Tobacco Products Regulation Act |
| Message | The dangers are well known. Making this a federal law will not solve the problem of tobacco use among the youth. Substance abuse problems cant be fixed through legislation but only through activism and awareness. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 82 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 243 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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