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

Illinois: House Bill 4050 prohibits the sale of any flavored electronic cigarette or related flavor product (exempts the flavors of tobacco and menthol).

West Virginia: House Bill 2027 (Governor’s proposal--same as Senate Bill 600) increases the cigarette tax to $2.25 per pack, increases the OTP tax to 19.5% of wholesale and increases the e-cigarette liquid tax to $0.75 per milliliter.