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New Jersey could soon outlaw flavored e-cigarettes, as state lawmakers Monday gave final approval to a bill banning certain vaping products in the midst of a national health crisis.

The state Senate voted 22-15 and the state Assembly 53-11 to pass the measure (S3265) that would bar flavored vaping products in the Garden State.

The measure now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy, who has until Jan. 21 to sign or veto it.

“Getting flavored vaping products off the market will protect our youth," Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-Burlington, who sponsored the bill, said in a statement. "If we don’t, we will have another generation of young people addicted to nicotine when we were so close to reducing widespread dependency on this chemical.”

Both houses of the Legislature also voted to pass a bill that would increase penalties on those who sold vaping products to minors.

Murphy, a Democrat, called last year to bar flavored vaping devices and products in the state as a national health crisis associated with vaping unfolded. As of last week, more than 2,600 people have been hospitalized and 57 have died after a mysterious lung illness associated with vaping, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Critics of vaping argue flavored e-cigarettes attract young people, creating a new generation of smokers. But former cigarette smokes say vaping has helped them to quit, and the industry has bolstered small businesses. Without flavors on their shelves, though, the small vape shop owners say they will lose nearly all of their customers.

The bill initially included a ban on menthol cigarettes, but state Senate President Stephen Sweeney told NJ Advance Media last week lawmakers have removed that provision and instead plan to address the issue in budget discussions later this year.

That move left critics arguing the bill attacked small businesses while allowing big tobacco, and the black market to flourish.

The flavor ban would take effect 90 days after the governor signed it, a short time-frame some argue leaves vape shops without enough time to adapt.

Amanda Hoover can be reached at ahoover@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @amandahoovernj. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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