House Bill 1069, the measure to stop illegal Chinese vaping products from being sold in South Dakota that have not yet bothered to even apply for FDA approval, passed another step in the legislative process yesterday, as Senate Commerce and Energy sent the bill through after amendment, on a vote where 6 Senators voted in favor to protect children from the illegally imported products being sold on store shelves, versus 3 who sided with Big Vape.
Senators Chris Karr, Carl Perry and Liz Larson voted on behalf of Big Vape to keep cherry slushie and fried oreo flavored vapes illegally imported into South Dakota. (Which pair nicely with the MP3/Video Game vape pens for the children of their constituents).
Voting to protect South Dakota kids from the illegal products that the FDA considers adulterated were Senators Arch Beal, Randy Deibert, Joy Hohn, Steve Kolbeck, Sue Peterson and Casey Crabtree.
The measure will be heard on the Senate Floor today, so keep a watch on this bill to see how Senators vote on House Bill 1069!
These vape stores should be regulated and their products tested before being sold. Embarrassed by my legislator voted against this bill. Can’t wait to ask her why she sided with vape shops and illegal products at the next crackerbarrel in Yankton.
My bad on Lauren Nelson… it was Liz Larson.
Jasper Deigel isn’t done yet
Another Perry bad decision.
He was a sponsor on the bill – THEN he voted against it. Who can tell what the hell Perry stands for.
Nothing but a victory for Big Tobacco. Hey, pay no mind to the man behind the curtain. Kids literally call it “Juuling” (a registered trademark of Juul Labs Inc., a subsidiary of Altria), but sure, let’s make sure nobody can afford to play by the rules except for Big Tobacco. This bill will not make anyone safer. All it will do is help the megacorporations squash competition from companies that can’t afford the $100k-$500k (per SKU!) to comply with the PMTA process. What a ruse… Nothing but corrupt government officials running protection for their corrupt financiers.
Pat, I know from decades of acquaintance that you’re not a dumb person, so I can only assume you’ve got some special interest in putting forth such a bad take over and over. What’s your angle?
My angle is that the other group of chemicals mass produced in China and sent to America for distribution are components for fentanyl. So not thinking the adulterated components for vaping are any better.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/chinese-chemical-company-senior-leaders-indicted-suspected-fentanyl-manufacturing
And not sure why you would think it’s somehow a good thing to do so.