The following is a summary of recent action that has taken place on tobacco-related bills pending in state legislatures:

California: Senate Bill 1470, which, for purposes of the tobacco store exception to the self-service display ban, revises the definition to include only those stores that primarily sell tobacco products and paraphernalia, technically died by missing a procedural deadline on July 1, 2016.

Pennsylvania: Senate Bill 1073, which establishes the spending portion of the state’s 2017 budget, was sent to Governor Thomas Wolf on July 1, 2016. The revenue bill, which may include a cigarette tax increase and a new tax on other tobacco products and e-liquids, has yet to be finalized.