September 8, 2016, Introduced by Senators JONES and PROOS and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled
"Youth tobacco act,"
(MCL 722.641 to 722.645) by amending the title and by adding
section 3a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to prohibit the selling, giving, or furnishing of
tobacco products to minors; to prohibit the purchase, possession,
or use of tobacco products by minors; to regulate the retail sale
of
tobacco products; to prescribe penalties; and to prescribe the
powers and duties of certain state agencies and departments; and to
preempt local units of government from regulating certain conduct.
Sec. 3a. (1) A local unit of government shall not adopt or
enforce a charter provision, ordinance, code, regulation, rule, or
resolution that does either of the following:
(a) Imposes a conflicting, different, or additional
requirement or prohibition compared with those contained in this
act relating to selling, giving, or furnishing a tobacco product to
an individual in this state.
(b) Imposes a conflicting, different, or additional
requirement or prohibition compared with those contained in this
act relating to the age at which an individual may purchase,
attempt to purchase, possess, attempt to possess, or use a tobacco
product in this state.
(2) This act preempts and supersedes a charter provision,
ordinance, code, regulation, rule, or resolution by a local unit of
government that relates to any matter expressly set forth in this
act.
(3) As used in this section, "local unit of government" means
a county, township, city, or village of this state.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.