State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature are listed below alphabetically by state:
Alaska: House Bill 94, which is a carryover bill from the 2019 legislative session and imposes a new tax on vapor products at the rate of 75% of the wholesale price, passed the House Labor and Commerce Committee on March 21, 2020.
Colorado: House Bill 1319, which, as amended, prohibits the sale of all flavored nicotine products in all stores that are not age restricted, is scheduled to be considered in a second reading in the House on March 30, 2020.
Indiana: Senate Bill 1, which prohibits a person under age 21 from buying or possessing tobacco, e-liquids or electronic cigarettes; doubles penalties for sales to minors; prohibits a tobacco retailer from being located within 1,000 ft. of a school (current retailers grandfathered); requires a retail establishment with 85% gross sales from tobacco and e-cigarettes be age 21 restricted, was signed by the Governor on March 18, 2020.
Kentucky: Senate Bill 56, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products and vapor products to persons under the age of 21, passed the House and was sent to the Governor on March 19, 2020.
House Bill 351, which originally included cigarette and tobacco tax increases, was substituted in the House to remove the tax increases and passed the House on March 6, 2020.
House Bill 32, which doubles taxes on snuff and chewing tobacco and increases other tobacco products (includes vapor products) tax to 25% of the distributor sales price—includes a floor tax, reported favorably from the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee on March 19, 2020.
Maryland: House Bill 732, which, as amended increases the cigarette tax by $1.75 per pack, taxes electronic smoking devices at 12%, taxes vaping liquid in containers less than 5 ml at 60% and increases the OTP tax to 53%, was sent to the Governor on March 18, 2020.
CORRECTION: Maryland Senate Bill 2, which was amended to include a cigarette tax of $1.75 per pack, a 12% tax on electronic smoking devices, a 60% on vaping liquid in containers less than 5 ml and a 53% on OTP, did NOT pass the Senate and House before the legislature adjourned on March 18, 2020.