{"id":1550,"date":"2024-12-05T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/singh\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T20:59:48","slug":"prevent-youth-tobacco-use-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/singh\/2024\/12\/05\/prevent-youth-tobacco-use-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Majority Floor Leader Commends Senate Passage of Legislation to Prevent Youth Tobacco Use in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Senate advances bills to increase enforcement and accountability of tobacco retailers<\/i><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><p><span>LANSING, Mich. (Dec. 5, 2024) \u2014 Today, the Senate passed legislation by Senate Majority Floor Leader <b>Sam Singh<\/b> (D-East Lansing), <b>Mary Cavanagh <\/b>(D-Redford Twp.),<b> <\/b>and <b>Paul Wojno <\/b>(D-Warren) to curb youth tobacco use in Michigan. Senate Bills <\/span><span><u><a data-linkindex=\"1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0651\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" id=\"OWA920df39b-2b5a-6062-419a-b9b0324dc6f8\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0651\">651<\/a><\/u><\/span><span>&#8211;<\/span><span><u><a data-linkindex=\"2\" title=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0654\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" id=\"OWA751a456b-6beb-ea31-e80a-e137c39668f8\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/Bills\/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0654\">654<\/a><\/u><\/span><span> would require tobacco retailers to be licensed and repeal the penalties against minors for tobacco use, purchase, or possession \u2014 which have shown to be ineffective. In response to today\u2019s passage, Sen. <b>Singh <\/b>has issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u201cWith it being all too easy for tobacco and vaping products to wind up in the hands of our young people, it&#8217;s clear we need to do something different to address this growing epidemic that has become the leading cause of preventable death in Michigan and across the country. By creating stronger enforcement and accountability measures for tobacco retailers through a statewide regulatory system, we can bring Michigan up to speed with nearly every other state in the country. This legislation has been a significant work in progress, crafted with thoughtful insight from various stakeholders. The passage of this package through the Senate today brings us one step closer to preventing young people from easily accessing tobacco products in Michigan.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>This legislation now heads to the House for consideration.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate advances bills to increase enforcement and accountability of tobacco retailers \u00a0 LANSING, Mich. 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