An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1170
Committee Amendment CA_A_S146 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " A" to S.P. 391, L.D. 1170, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products" 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 22 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "under" and inserting the following: 'who have not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 23 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "under" and inserting the following: 'who have not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in paragraph Bin subparagraph (2) in the 
last line (page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under the age of +8-te 
purehase eigarettes 21" and inserting the following: 'ooder the age of 18 to fll'lfeh.ase 
eigarettes who has not attained 21 years of age' 
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 1 in the last 2 lines (page 2, lines 5 and 6 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "over 21 years of age" and inserting the following: 
'who are 21 years of age or older' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B by striking out all of subsections 1 and 2 
(page 2, lines 10 to 21 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'1. Retail sales. Tobacco products may be sold at retail only in a direct, face-to-face 
exchange in which the purchaser may be clearly identified. For direct, face-to-face sales, 
employees who sell tobacco products must be at least 17 years of age. An employee who 
is at least 17 years of age bm less than or older and under 21 years of age may sell 
tobacco products only in the presence of an employee who is at least 21 years of age or 
older and is in a supervisory capacity. 
2. Sales to persons who have not attained 21 years of age prohibited. A person 
may not sell, furnish, give away or offer to sell, furnish or give away a tobacco product to 
any person under 18 who has not attained 21 years of age. Tobacco products may not be 
sold at retail to any person under 27 who has not attained 30 years of age unless the seller 
first verifies that person's age by means of reliable photographic identification containing 
the person's date of birth. That a person appeared to be 30 years of age or older does not 
constitute a defense to a violation of this section.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 391, L.D. 1170 
Amend the bill in section 6 in § 1555-B in subsection 4 in the last line (page 2, line 27 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under+& 21" and inserting the following: 'ffi'Hier 
+& who has not attained 21' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 5-A in the first line (page 2, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under" and inserting the following: 'who have 
not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 5-A in the 2nd line (page 2, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under +&" and inserting the following: 'ffi'Hier 
+& who has not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 5-B in the first and 2nd lines 
(page 2, lines 35 and 36 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under 21 years of age. 
A person under+& 21" and inserting the following: 'who have not attained 21 years of 
age. A person under 18 who has not attained 21' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 5-C in the first line (page 3, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under" and inserting the following: 'who have 
not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 5-C in the 2nd line (page 3, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under+& 21" and inserting the following: 'ffi'Hier 
+& who has not attained 21' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in § 15 5 5-B in subsection 6 in the first line (page 3, line 8 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under" and inserting the following: 'who have 
not attained' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 6 in the 3rd line (page 3, line 10 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under+& 21" and inserting the following: 'ffi'Hier 
+& who have not attained 21' 
Amend the bill in section 6 in §1555-B in subsection 10 in the 3rd line (page 4, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "under +& 21" and inserting the following: 
'under 18 who has not attained 21' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the references to ages in the bill to be consistent with 
current drafting standards. 
FISCAL NOTE REQ{JIUD 
(See •ttadled) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/13/17 feac: 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
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General Fund 
LD 1170 
LR 1204(02) 
An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$3,587,017 
$4,700,203 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$4,607,693 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
($3,587,017) 
($6,616) 
($4,700,203) 
($8,657) 
($4,607,693) 
($21,247) 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Increases the number of civil violations. 
Projections 
FY2020-21 
$4,531,482 
($4,531,482) 
($20,868) 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue by 
minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Increasing the legal age to purchase cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21 is estimated to reduce General 
Fund revenue by $3,587,017 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $4,700,203 in fiscal year 2018-19 and reduce Local 
Government Fund revenue by $6,616 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $8,657 in fiscal year 2018-19. These impacts are to 
the cigarette tax, the tobacco products tax and the sales and use tax and assume a 3% decline in cigarette sales and a 
5% decline in tobacco product sales. 
The additional costs to the Depaiiment of Health and Human Services to update materials and resources are expected 
to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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