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HOUSE BILL HB 432
CALL TO ACTION
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There has been alot of pressure in the State of Utah recently for our policymakers to revoke last year's e-cigarette flavor ban bill. A new Bill to revoke last years ban has been presented on Capital Hill, HB 432​
Last year Utah passed a very important legislation to ban e-cigarette products that are enticing to youth, including flavors. It also limits how much nicotine can be in e-cigarette products. House Bill 432 repeals all of that. Specifically:
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repeals the ban on flavored electronic cigarette products;
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repeals the nicotine content limit for electronic cigarette products;
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repeals the requirement that electronic cigarette products obtain premarket authorization from the federal Food and Drug Administration…
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amends criminal penalties regarding the illegal sale of tobacco and electronic cigarette products.”
This is bad for Utah youth. We need policies that limit how much of a dangerous chemical, like nicotine, can be added to e-cig products, and that protect youth from using dangerous products, rather than enticing and appealing to them.
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Please reach out, please have your coalitions ASAP. Email your House Representative and CC House Speaker Mike Schultz.
We've put together a list of talking points you can pull from to include in your email. (Thanks Tobacco Prevention & Control for many of these).
Remember, we're not asking our policymakers to vote one way or another. We're simply educating them on the content of the bill. Not sure who to reach out to? Visit the Utah State District Legislative Maps to find out who your Representative is.
Here are a few examples of ways to reach out.
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(I'll continue to add to this folder) HB 432 example emails
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CADCA's Advocacy Toolkit (great examples of wording on page 11)
We must remind policymakers that we are doing all we can do at the local level to prevent youth substance use. We rely on statewide prevention policies like flavor bans, limiting nicotine content and FDA product authorizations to help stop youth substance use.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to us if there is anything we can do to help you and your coalitions!
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Thank you!
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