S.20.3-21: Nicotine Discount Prohibition Act (Law'd)

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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to coupons and discounts for nicotine products

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER RESOLVED.

Section 1, TITLE & DEFINITIONS.
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Nicotine Discount Prohibition Act."
ii. “Product with nicotine” and “product containing nicotine” both refer to any commercial product that contains the stimulant nicotine, which includes, but is not limited to:
   a. Cigarettes
   b. Cigars
   c. Pipe tobacco
   d. Chewing tobacco
   e. Snuff tobacco, whether wet or dry
   f. Electronic cigarettes
iii. Clause (ii) of this section does not include nicotine lozenges, nicotine patches, or nicotine gum.
iv. “Coupon” refers to any instrument or mechanism, either print or digital, that provides the consumer who redeems it with a product or bundle of products containing nicotine at either no cost or a cost lower than the listed retail price.

Section 2, COUPONS.
i. No commercial distributor of products containing nicotine shall accept or redeem any coupon for said products within the borders of the Southern Region.
ii. No magazine, newspaper, or other publication is allowed to distribute coupons for products containing nicotine within the Southern Region.
iii. A Southern citizen who wishes to redeem a coupon for products with nicotine is permitted to do so in another region that permits coupons for said products, and is also permitted to use those products purchased with it within the Southern Region.
iv. An establishment caught accepting coupons for products with nicotine will be given a fine of $15,000 for each incident.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
i. This act shall take effect on the first (1st) day of the January after final enactment by the legislature of the Southern Region.
ii. Coupons that are invalid and/or non-redeemable on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of December 2020 are not subject to this law.

Sponsor: Koopa

Minimum 48 hours for debate. The sponsor is invited to advocate for the bill.

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This has my support and I will vote for final passage. Thank you Koopa for introducing this.

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24 hours for objections.

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The amendment has been adopted, debate resumes.

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Offering an amendment:

A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to coupons and discounts for nicotine products

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAMBER RESOLVED.

Section 1, TITLE & DEFINITIONS.
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Nicotine Discount Prohibition Act."
ii. “Product with nicotine” and “product containing nicotine” both refer to any commercial product that contains the stimulant nicotine, which includes, but is not limited to:
   a. Cigarettes
   b. Cigars
   c. Pipe tobacco
   d. Chewing tobacco
   e. Snuff tobacco, whether wet or dry
   f. Electronic cigarettes
iii. Clause (ii) of this section does not include nicotine lozenges, nicotine patches, or nicotine gum.
iv. “Coupon” refers to any instrument or mechanism, either print or digital, that provides the consumer who redeems it with a product or bundle of products containing nicotine at either no cost or a cost lower than the listed retail price.

Section 2, COUPONS.
i. No commercial distributor of products containing nicotine shall accept or redeem any coupon for said products within the borders of the Southern Region.
ii. No magazine, newspaper, or other publication is allowed to distribute coupons for products containing nicotine within the Southern Region.
iii. A Southern citizen who wishes to redeem a coupon for products with nicotine is permitted to do so in another region that permits coupons for said products, and is also permitted to use those products purchased with it within the Southern Region.
iv. An establishment caught accepting coupons for products with nicotine will be given a fine of $15,000 for each incident.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
i. This act shall take effect on the first (1st) day of the January after final enactment by the legislature of the Southern Region.
ii. Coupons that are invalid and/or non-redeemable on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of December 2020 are not subject to this law.

24 hours for objections.

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The amendment is adopted.

I am calling for a final vote, 24 hours to object.

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A final vote has started, please vote AYE, NAY or ABSTAIN.


Aye

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With all delegates voting, this has passed by a vote of 6-1 and will be presented to the governor for signature.