California Flavor Ban Gaining Steam as SB 793 Clears New Hurdle

Earlier this month, California’s Senate Bill 793 cleared another hurdle–it passed the state’s Assembly Appropriations Committee. If made into law, Senate Bill 793 would prohibit California tobacco retailers, or any of the tobacco retailer’s agents or employees, from selling or offering for sale flavored tobacco products or a tobacco product flavor enhancer.

Senate Bill 793 would impose a $250 fine per violation on retailers who are found to have violated this law. This bill does not preempt or prohibit the adoption and implementation of local ordinances that prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products and by creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. California has become the epicenter of the fight over flavored tobacco products.

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