State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been introduced in the past week are listed below alphabetically by state:

Alaska: Senate Bill 146 prohibits the sale of cigarettes.

Arizona: House Bill 2636 raises the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21, requires retailers to verify age of purchasers who are under 30, creates a state tobacco retail licensing program and authorizes local jurisdictions to license and further regulate tobacco products. House Bill 2637 expands the restriction on on-line delivery sales to all tobacco products (including electronic cigarettes, cigars and pipe tobacco).

Georgia: Senate Bill 298 increases the purchase age for vapor products from 18 to 21 years.

Hawaii: House Bill 1718, Senate Bill 2101 and Senate Bill 2173 authorize counties to regulate tobacco products. House Bill 2346, Senate Bill 2231, Senate Bill 2302 and Senate Bill 2902 include vapor products in the definition of tobacco products in order to impose the existing 70% of wholesale price tobacco excise tax on them and increases the cost of the annual retail tobacco permit from $20 to $50. House Bill 2456 includes vapor products in the definition of tobacco products in order to impose the existing 70% of wholesale price tobacco excise tax on them and prohibits delivery of vapor products to unlicensed persons, was introduced on January 22, 2020. House Bill 2347, Senate Bill 2903 and Senate Bill 2904 ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. House Bill 2457 bans the sale of flavored tobacco products. Senate Bill 2228 prohibits the sale of flavored electronic cigarette products. Senate Bill 2301 imposes a “cigarette litter abatement fee” of an unspecified amount per cigarette. Senate Bill 2538 bans the sale of flavored tobacco products and increases fines for the purchase or possession of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices.

Indiana: Senate Bill 376 prohibits the sale of flavored e-liquid and prohibits a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from manufacturing, distributing or marketing flavored e-liquid in the state.

Iowa: House Bill 2080 imposes an excise tax on vapor products at a rate of $1.36 per cartridge. SSB3016 raises the age to purchase tobacco products to twenty-one (21); referred to the State Government Committee.

Maryland: Senate Bill 233 (cross-filed with HB3) prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products and electronic smoking devices (includes menthol, mint and wintergreen).

Missouri: House Bill 2250 changes the law regarding alternative nicotine and vapor products by taxing and regulating these products as tobacco products.

New Jersey: Assembly Bill 526 requires a manufacturer of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices to forward to the Department of the Treasury, on a quarterly basis, $.25 of every $1 that the manufacturer spends on advertising or marketing cigarettes, tobacco products, or electronic smoking devices in the state.

Nebraska: Legislative Bill 1176 prohibits the sale of flavored e-liquid products. Contains exemptions for menthol and tobacco flavors and open tank systems.

New Mexico: House Bill 54 and Senate Bill 91 prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and vapor products. House Bill 66 increases the legal purchase age for tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21 years of age. Senate Bill 166 increases the legal purchase age for tobacco products and vapor products from 18 to 21 years of age; alters the licensing requirements for the manufacture and retail sale of tobacco products; prohibits the self-service display of tobacco products except in an age-controlled retailer; and prohibits anyone from providing samples of tobacco products. House Bill 23 and Senate Bill 9 increase the legal purchase age for vapor products from 18 to 21; prohibit the self-service display of vapor products; and require retailers, distributors and manufacturers of vapor products to obtain a license.

South Dakota: House Bill 1063 increases the legal purchase age for tobacco products to 21 years of age. House Bill 1064 prohibits the sale of flavored vapor products except mint and menthol.

Tennessee: Senate Bill 1556 requires vapor products to contain a health warning on the label.

Vermont: House Bill 823 bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, flavored e-cigarettes and flavored substances that contain nicotine intended for use in an e-cigarette. House Bill 849 changes the method of taxation on electronic cigarettes from the wholesale price to the retail price (92%).