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 defines “cavendish” with regards to tobacco taxes and allows cigar distributors to use residential addresses to store products and private vehicles to deliver them, was signed by the Governor on April 10, 2019.

Colorado: House Bill 1076, which prohibits the use of vapor products where smoking is already prohibited, passed the House and moved to the Senate on April 18, 2019. HB1076 contains an exemption for tobacco shops and cigar bars.

Delaware: Senate Bill 25, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes to individuals who are under 21, was signed by the Governor on April 17, 2019 (effective in 90 days).

Florida: House Bill 7119, which increases the purchase age for tobacco and vapor products from 18 to 21 years of age, was reported favorably from Committee on April 16, 2019.

Hawaii: The Senate disagreed with the House amendments to 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.

Indiana: House Bill 1444, which imposes an electronic cigarette tax of 20% of retail, was amended for an interim study committee assignment and passed the Senate on April 16, 2019. The House dissented on the Senate amendments. The bill was assigned to a conference committee, which met today to deliberate on the bill.

Maine: Senate Bill 173, which prohibits a person from selling, furnishing or giving away a liquid nicotine container, was voted “ought not to pass” in the Health and Human Services Committee on April 11, 2019.

Michigan: Senate Bill 106, which prohibits the purchase of vapor products by minors, had a second reading in the Senate on April 16, 2019 and is currently awaiting a third reading. Senate Bill 155, which prohibits the sale of e-liquid unless in a child-resistant container and also prohibits self-service displays of vapor products, was read for a second time in the Senate on April 16, 2019 and is currently awaiting a third reading.

Nevada: Assembly Bill 470, which would have raised the minimum legal sales age from 18 to 21, treated the use of e-cigarettes as smoking for purposes of the state’s smoking restriction law and allowed cities and towns to make more stringent ordinances on the sale and use of tobacco products, died by rule on April 13, 2019. Senate Bill 263, which regulates and imposes a 30% of wholesale price tax on vapor products, passed Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development on April 15, 2019.

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, was reported favorably from the House Public Health Committee on April 15, 2019. House Bill 3218, which requires an additional permit ($150 annual fee) to sell vapor products, and contains penalties at the following rates: $1,000 for a first violation; $5,000 for a second violation; and $10,000 for a subsequent violation, was considered in the House Public Health Committee on April 17, 2019. House Bill 1144, which imposes a tax on vapor products at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter, was tabled in the House Ways and Means Committee on April 9, 2019. House Bill 4013, which imposes a tax on vapor products at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter, was reported favorably from the House Ways and Means Committee on April 17, 2019.