Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 2:12:57 GMT -6
A bill that would have banned the use of electronic cigarettes in restaurants and many other public places in Virginia was defeated in a General Assembly committee on Tuesday.
By an 8-4 voice vote, the Senate’s committee on local government set aside the legislation introduced by Sen. John C. Miller, D-Newport News, which sought to include restrictions on e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act.
“E-cigarettes have not been fully studied, so there is not a lot that we do know,” Miller told the committee. “We don’t know the potential risks of e-cigarettes.”
The Food and Drug Administration does not currently regulate e-cigarettes, though it is studying the product. Miller said lawmakers should not wait for the FDA to finish its research and should take steps now to protect public health.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/article_cb076898-c46e-510a-a0dc-93dcec986127.html
By an 8-4 voice vote, the Senate’s committee on local government set aside the legislation introduced by Sen. John C. Miller, D-Newport News, which sought to include restrictions on e-cigarettes in the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act.
“E-cigarettes have not been fully studied, so there is not a lot that we do know,” Miller told the committee. “We don’t know the potential risks of e-cigarettes.”
The Food and Drug Administration does not currently regulate e-cigarettes, though it is studying the product. Miller said lawmakers should not wait for the FDA to finish its research and should take steps now to protect public health.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/article_cb076898-c46e-510a-a0dc-93dcec986127.html