State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature are listed below alphabetically by state:

Arizona: Senate Bill 1347, which, as amended, defines “cavendish” with regards to the sale of tobacco products for tax purposes and allows cigar distributors to use residential addresses to store products and private vehicles to deliver them, passed the Senate on April 4, 2019 and is ready for the Governor to consider.

California: Senate Bill 193, which, as amended, criminalizes the sale of nitrous oxide by retailers who primarily sell tobacco, passed Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development on April 8, 2019. Senate Bill 424, which prohibits the sale of cigarettes with single use filters and single-use e-cigarettes, passed Senate Committee on Health on April 10, 2019.

Connecticut: House Bill 7200, which prohibits the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products to persons under age 21 and prohibits the sale of flavored products (includes menthol), was placed on the House calendar on April 10, 2019

Delaware: Senate Bill 25, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes to individuals who are under 21, passed the House on April 11, 2019. House Bill 98, which caps the tax on premium cigars at 15% of the wholesale price (currently 30%), reported without recommendation from the House Revenue and Finance Committee on April 10, 2019.

Hawaii: Senate Bill 1405, which, effective March 15, 2030, regulates shipment of e-liquid products, increases the annual retailer license fee from $20 to $50 and increases fines and penalties regarding use and possession of electronic smoking devices by persons under the age of twenty-one, passed the House on April 9, 2019. Senate Bill 1009, which would, effective July 1, 2050, ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, died in House Finance Committee on April 4, 2019. Several bills died by rule on April 4 and 5, 2019: Senate Bill 887, which would have, effective July 1, 2050, increased the cigarette tax by an unspecified amount. Senate Bill 1016, which would have prohibited the sale of tobacco within 750 feet of preschools, schools and public playgrounds, and deny licensing or renewals of tobacco retailers within that radius beginning January 1, 2020; House Bill 1048 and Senate Bill 1274, which would have allowed the Department of Taxation to set the annual fee for tobacco retailers (currently $20) to a “reasonable fee;” House Concurrent Resolution 117, which would request the Department of Taxation to issue an assessment report on fiscal implications of historic, current, and projected tobacco revenues; Senate Bill 1244, which would have, effective July 1, 2050, clarified that violations of the provision for sales of tobacco products to persons under 21 are imposed on the retailer, not the employee making the sale.

Illinois: House Bill 345, which increases the legal purchase age for tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21 years of age, was signed by the Governor on April 8, 2019. Effective July 1, 2019.

Indiana: House Bill 1444, amended in committee to impose an electronic cigarette tax of 20% of “the gross retail income,” passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on April 11, 2019.

Maine: LD1028 / HP758, which increases the cigarette tax to $3.50 per pack, the OTP (including electronic cigarettes) tax to 81% of wholesale and ties the OTP tax rate to future cigarette tax increases, was heard in the Joint Taxation Committee on April 11, 2019.

Maryland: House Bill 1169, which raises the minimum sales age for tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 18 to 21 (exempts individuals under age 21 with military identification), received concurrence in the House on April 3, 2019.

Minnesota: House File 2125, which increases the excise tax cap for cigars by $3.00 per cigar (from 50 cents to $3.50 per cigar), requires an annual adjustment of the excise tax rate on cigarettes, and redefines "premium cigar" to require the cigar to be hand-rolled, was considered in a hearing in the House Taxes Committee on April 10, 2019. Senate File 2411, which increases the excise tax cap for cigars by $3.00 per cigar (from 50 cents to $3.50 per cigar), requires an annual adjustment of the excise tax rate on cigarettes, and redefines "premium cigar" to require the cigar to be hand-rolled, was considered in an informational hearing in the Senate Taxes Committee on April 10, 2019.

New Mexico: House Bill 6, which increases the tax on cigarettes by $.34 per pack, taxes little cigarettes at the same rate as cigarettes, imposes a tax on e-liquid at the rate of 12.5% of the product value, imposes a tax on closed cartridge systems at the rate of $.50 per cartridge, and institutes a cigar tax cap of $.50 per cigar, was signed by the Governor on April 4, 2019. The tax increases will take effect July 1, 2019. HB6 was amended and passed during the last twenty-hour hours of the legislative session. It should be noted that a 20% tax increase on OTP was removed from the final version of the bill.

North Dakota: House Bill 1477, which prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and e-liquid to minors, was signed by the Governor on April 8, 2019.

Oregon: The following bills were considered in public hearings in the House Revenue Committee on April 10, 2019 and April 11, 2019: House Bill 2123 imposes a tax on vapor products at the following rates: 95% of the wholesale price of inhalant form nicotine that is sold separately from an inhalant delivery system or sold in a disposable cartridge used in an inhalant delivery system and 70% of the wholesale price of an inhalant delivery system that is sold containing inhalant form nicotine and does not require any additional components for use. House Bill 2158 removes the per cigar limitation (50 cents) on the state cigar tax. House Bill 2159 and House Bill 2169 impose a tax on vapor products at the rate of 95% of the wholesale price. House Bill 2270 increases the tax on cigarettes by $2.00 per pack, includes inhalant delivery devices on the definition of tobacco products, thus imposing the OTP tax rate of 65% of the wholesale price on vapor products, and removes the per cigar limitation (50 cents) on the state cigar tax.

Texas: Senate Bill 21, which increases the legal age to purchase, possess, and consume tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21 years of age, passed the Senate and moved to the House on April 9, 2019.

Washington: House Bill 1074, which increases the legal age to purchase tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21, was signed by the Governor on April 5, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020.