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 1147, which raises the minimum legal sales, purchase, use and possession age for tobacco products to 21 and prohibits cities, towns and counties from enacting laws regarding the sale or marketing of tobacco products, passed the House Committee of the Whole on May 15, 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 increases various associated fines and penalties, was amended on May 16, 2019 in the House to remove language that would have prohibited the sale of flavored products.
Maryland: House Bill 1169, which raises the minimum sales age for tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 18 to 21 (amended to provide a military exemption for individuals under age 21), was signed by the Governor on May 13, 2019.
Massachusetts: Senate Bill 976, which requires age verification for all tobacco sales and increases fines for failure to verify, was heard in the Joint Judiciary Committee on May 14, 2019.
Michigan: Senate Bill 106, which prohibits the purchase of vapor products by minors, passed the House on May 15, 2019. 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, passed the House on May 15, 2019.
Minnesota: An amended version of House File 2125, which contains a $2.00 surcharge on the retail sale of closed system electronic cigarette cartridges, was considered in conference committee on May 16, 2019. Provisions that would have required an annual adjustment of the excise tax rate on cigarettes, increased the excise tax cap for cigars by $3.00 per cigar (from 50 cents to $3.50 per cigar), and would have redefined "premium cigar" to require the cigar to be hand-rolled were removed from the amended version of the bill. An amended version of House File 2414, which expands the definition of “smoking” to include e-cigarettes, ensuring e-cigarettes are prohibited where smoking is prohibited, prohibits tobacco products in public schools, and now increases the legal purchase age for tobacco products and vapor products to 21 years of age, was considered and amended in conference committee on May 8, 2019. The previously amended version had removed the provision increasing the legal purchase age for tobacco products and vapor products to 21 years of age.
Nevada: Senate Bill 62, which revises provisions regarding tobacco manufacturers, passed Assembly Committee on Taxation on May 10, 2019 and passed the Assembly on May 15, 2019. Senate Bill 81, which makes wholesale and retail licensing requirements for cigarettes and other tobacco products uniform, passed Assembly Committee on Taxation on May 15, 2019.
Rhode Island: House Bill 5581, which imposes a 1% state tax on hookah tobacco, vaping devices and accessories plus a 1% local tax, was recommended to be held for further study by the House Finance Committee on May 9, 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, passed the House and moved to the Senate for concurrence on May 15, 2019. SB21 contains an exemption for all military members over the age of 18 with a valid military ID and would be effective September 1, 2019. House Bill 4013, which was amended in committee and now imposes a tax on vapor products at the rate of 10% of the sale price, was recommitted to the House Ways and Means Committee on May 13, 2019. The original version of the bill would have taxed vapor products at the rate of 5 cents per milliliter.
Vermont: Senate Bill 86, which increases the legal age for buying and using cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21, was sent to the Governor on May 14, 2019. House Bill 47, which imposes a new tax on e-cigarettes/e-liquid products and delivery devices by taxing these products as OTP at 92% of wholesale, received House concurrence and became eligible for the Governor on May 13, 2019.