On Wednesday, the WV House of Delegates passed HB 5691, which appropriates $2.9 million from the JUUL Labs legal settlement to the WV Department of Health for tobacco prevention efforts.
PLEASE call your Senator and ask them to support HB 5691! Why? West Virginia has been sitting on this settlement money for over 3 years! We are the last state to tap into this money to use it for youth tobacco prevention.
- JUUL intentionally marketed to and targeted e-cigarettes to youth
- Juul emerged in 2015 and used youthful influencers and models to promote their brand.
- In just 4 years, by 2019, 1 in 4 high school students was using e-cigarettes
- In 2023, 34 states reached a multistate settlement against JUUL and the funds were to be used to combat youth tobacco/E-cigarette use
- Over the next few years, West Virginia will up to $8 million for tobacco prevention efforts.
Senate Finance/Leadership:
BDS
Senator Trent Barnhardt (304) 357-7905 trenton.barnhart@wvsenate.gov
EPDS
Chairman Jason Barrett (304) 357-7933 jason.barrett@wvsenate.gov
GVDS
Senator Bill Hamilton (Braxton, Webster, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Barbour, Pendleton) (304) 357-7906 bill.hamilton@wvsenate.gov
HDS
Senator Amy Grady (304) 357-7855 amy.grady@wvsenate.gov
Senator Mike Woelfel (304) 357-7956 mike.woelfel@wvsenate.gov
Senator Mark Maynard (Wayne (part), Mingo, McDowell, Mercer) (304) 357-7808 mark.maynard@wvsenate.gov
KVDS
Senator Glen Jeffries (304) 357-7866 glenn.jeffries@wvsenate.gov
Senator Rupie Phillips (304) 357-7857 rupie.phillips@wvsenate.gov
Senator Tom Takubo (304) 357-7990 tom.takubo@wvsenate.gov
MVDS
Senator Patrick Martin (304) 357-7845 patrick.martin@wvsenate.gov
Senator Robbie Morris (304) 357-7973 robbie.morris@wvsenate.gov
Senator Ben Queen (304) 357-7904 ben.queen@wvsenate.gov
Senator Mike Oliverio (304) 357-7919 mike.oliverio@wvsenate.gov
Senator Bill Hamilton (Braxton, Webster, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Barbour, Pendleton (304) 357-7906 bill.hamilton@wvsenate.gov
PVDS
Senator Randy Smith (304) 357-7995 randy.smith@wvsenate.gov
Senator Darren Thorne (304) 357-7980 darren.thorne@wvsenate.gov
NRDS
Senator Rollan Roberts (304) 357-7831 rollan.roberts@wvsenate.gov
Senator Jack Woodrum (304) 357-7849 jack.woodrum@wvsenate.gov
Senator Mark Maynard (Wayne (part), Mingo, McDowell, Mercer) (304) 357-7808 mark.maynard@wvsenate.gov
WDDS
Senator Charlie Clements (304) 357-7827 charles.clements@wvsenate.gov
