SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1590        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1226

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to tobacco cessation.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1590        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1226

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1226) of Bruce E. Tarr, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Richard J. Ross and others for legislation relative to tobacco cessation.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1976 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to tobacco cessation.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 270 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-

“The owner or other person in charge of a shop or other place used to sell any tobacco products at retail shall conspicuously post signage provided by the Department of Public Health that discloses current referral information about smoking cessation which may include but not be limited to the website of the Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation & Prevention Program (www.makesmokinghistory.org) and The Smokers Helpline at 1-800-Quit-Now (1-800-784-8669).”