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LB 184

Prohibit certain sales of nitrous oxide and equipment to use nitrous oxide and provide penalties

109th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Barry DeKay

Bill 2 SummaryBill Number: LB 184Title: Prohibit certain sales of nitrous oxide and equipment to use nitrous oxide and provide penaltiesStatus: Provisions/portions of LB184 amended

Provisions/portions of LB184 amended into LB230 by AM689
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Bill Summary · LB 184

Bill 2 Summary

Bill Number: LB 184
Title: Prohibit certain sales of nitrous oxide and equipment to use nitrous oxide and provide penalties
Status: Provisions/portions of LB184 amended into LB230 by AM689
Introduced: January 13, 2025

Key Points:
- Prohibits tobacco specialty stores (e.g., smoke shops) from selling nitrous oxide products (e.g., "whippits," Noz, and N2O)
- Makes it a criminal offense for a tobacco specialty store licensee to sell nitrous oxide products, with penalties ranging from a Class II misdemeanor for a first offense to a Class I misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offense
- Allows for the revocation and forfeiture of the offender's tobacco specialty store license and the seizure, forfeiture, and destruction of all nitrous oxide products in violation
- Prohibits anyone from selling products designed explicitly for inhaling nitrous oxide for recreational purposes, with penalties ranging from a Class III misdemeanor for a first offense to a Class II misdemeanor for any second or subsequent offenses

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