Youth Vaping

Issues

Our nation has made great progress to reduce youth smoking over the last few decades, which is down to less than 4% among high school seniors. But we now have a new public health crisis affecting our youth.

Vaping among youth has skyrocketed in the last few years.

• 2017: 2 million
• 2018: 3.6 million
• 2019: Over 5 million

And the evidence is clear: flavored vape products are the hook used by these companies to reel in young adults. More than 4 out of 5 youth who tried vaping began with a flavored product, and 97% of youth that vape today use flavored products.

I will continue to push for legislation like SB 6254 to ban flavored vape products and limit youth access to vape products.

That’s what my bill is ultimately about. Millions of kids are getting hooked on these products at a young age. We need to step up our efforts to stop that from happening. By placing additional regulations around this growing industry and enacting restrictions aimed at reducing access for kids, my bill will save lives.

TVW Video: Watch my floor speech in support of SB 6254.