AB491: Bill Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 491

October 1, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Kolste, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Doyle, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Pope, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Risser, Bewley, Carpenter, Darling, Johnson, Larson, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Wanggaard. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB491,1,4 An Act to renumber 101.123 (1) (h) 1., 101.123 (1) (h) 2., 101.123 (1) (h) 3. and 101.123 (1) (h) 4.; to amend 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.); and to create 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. and 101.123 (1) (k) of the statutes; relating to: restrictions on the use of products used for inhaling or exhaling vapor.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill specifies that the term “smoking," for purposes of the general prohibition under current law against smoking in indoor locations, includes inhaling or exhaling vapor from a “vapor product,” which the bill defines as any noncombustible product that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other substance. The bill specifies that “vapor product” includes an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device. Also, a product satisfies the definition of “vapor product” regardless of whether the product contains nicotine.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB491,1 Section 1. 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB491,1,6 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) “Smoking" means burning any of the following:

AB491,2,2 1m. Burning or holding, or inhaling or exhaling smoke from, any of the following items containing tobacco:

AB491,2 Section 2. 101.123 (1) (h) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h) 1m. a.

AB491,3 Section 3. 101.123 (1) (h) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h) 1m. b.

AB491,4 Section 4. 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB491,2,8 101.123 (1) (h) 2m. Inhaling or exhaling vapor from a vapor product.

AB491,5 Section 5. 101.123 (1) (h) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h) 1m. c.

AB491,6 Section 6. 101.123 (1) (h) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 101.123 (1) (h) 1m. d.

AB491,7 Section 7 . 101.123 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB491,2,17 101.123 (1) (k) 1. “Vapor product” means any noncombustible product, which may or may not contain nicotine, that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, that can be used to produce vapor from a solution or other substance.

AB491,2,18 2. “Vapor product” includes all of the following:

AB491,2,20 a. An electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device.

AB491,2,24 b. Any cartridge or other container of a solution or other substance, which may or may not contain nicotine, that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, or similar product or device.

AB491,2,25 (End)