HB 97 Aims to Make Vaping on School Premises Illegal in PA (March 22, 2019)

In answer to a declaration by the US Surgeon General that vaping is an epidemic across the country, on March 12th the PA House Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced a bill that would close a loophole that allows students to use vapes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems on school property. The bill would also make it a crime to sell such products to persons under the age of 18. HB 97 unanimously passed the House during the 2017-18 legislative session, but wasn’t considered in the Senate.