HB 1434 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

PRINTER'S NO.   1670

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                             HOUSE BILL
                             No. 1434
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY A. BROWN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, McNEILL, SANCHEZ,
        CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PROBST, FRIEL, FLEMING AND HANBIDGE,
        MAY 8, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 8, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the
 3      offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.      Section 6305(b)(2) introductory paragraph of
 7   Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended,
 8   subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph and subsection
 9   (h) is amended by adding an introductory paragraph to read:
10   § 6305.    Sale of tobacco products.
11      * * *
12      (b)    Penalty.--
13             * * *
14             (2)   [A] Except as provided in paragraph (4), a retailer
15      that violates subsection (a) shall be sentenced as follows:
16                   * * *
17             (4)   A retailer that violates subsection (a) by selling
18      an electronic nicotine delivery system shall be sentenced as
 1      follows:
 2                 (i)    for a first or second offense, to pay a fine of
 3             $5,000; or
 4                 (ii)     for a third offense, to pay a fine of $5,000
 5             and permanent revocation of the cigarette license.
 6      * * *
 7      (h)    Administrative action.--Except as provided in subsection
 8   (b)(4):
 9             * * *
10      Section 2.       This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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