PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – The Rhode Island State Senate recently passed a bill that requires child-resistant packaging for electronic cigarettes, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said.

Kilmartin pushed for the legislation, which also prohibits the use of e-cigarettes on school property. The bill was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio, and a companion bill is sponsored by Rep. Helio Melo, which is pending in the state House of Representatives.