State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature are listed below alphabetically by state:

Alabama: House Bill 273, which raises the minimum age for legal possession, transportation, and purchase of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, and alternative nicotine products from 19 to 21; prohibits the advertisement or promotion of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or alternative nicotine products in certain circumstances; prohibits manufacturers or retailers of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or alternative nicotine products from marketing, advertising, or offering for sale tobacco, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or alternative nicotine products by: using branding or imagery that depicts, signifies, or denotes flavoring resembling or replicating the taste of candies, cakes, or other sugary treats, as well as other food and drink products that are primarily marketed to children; or using branding or imagery that depicts, signifies, or denotes characters, symbols, or scenery from comic books, movies, video games, television shows that are known to be marketed primarily toward children, or that otherwise incorporate mythical concepts or creatures known to be used primarily in products that are marketed toward children; requires manufacturers of e-liquids and alternative nicotine products to make certain representations to the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue regarding those products; and requires the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue to maintain a directory listing manufacturers of e-liquids and alternative nicotine products, was signed by the Governor on May 17, 2021.

Delaware: Senate Bill 131, which reduces the tax rate on premium cigars from 30% to 15% of the wholesale price, reported from the Senate Committee on Executive without recommendation and reassigned to the Senate Committee on Finance on May 19, 2021.

Illinois: An amended version of Senate Bill 512, which sets packaging, ingredient, and marketing requirements for e-cigarettes.; prohibits a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from advertising, marketing, or promoting an electronic cigarette in a manner that: (1) encourages persons under 21 years of age to use an electronic cigarette; or (2) is attractive to persons under 21 years of age, including, but not limited to, inclusion of the following: (A) cartoons; (B) an image, character, or phrase that is similar to one popularly used to advertise to children; or (C) a video game, movie, video, or animated television show known to appeal primarily to persons under 21 years of age; and prohibits the honoring or acceptance of any discount, coupon, or other benefit or reduction in price that is inconsistent with 21 CFR 1140, subsequent United States Food and Drug Administration industry guidance, or any rules adopted under 21 CFR 1140, moved back to the House Floor after Amendment No. 3 was approved for consideration by the House Human Services Committee on May 19, 2021 . The amended version of the bill removed a provision that would have made it unlawful to sell in any one transaction more than 2 electronic cigarettes, 4 prepackaged cartridges of electronic cigarette solution, or 100 milliliters of electronic cigarette solution to a consumer.

Maine: LD221 / H.P. 156 (Governor’s Budget Bill), which includes a ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products, was heard in the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs on May 20, 2021. LD1423 / H.P. 1039, which increases the cigarette tax from $2.00 per pack to $4.00 per pack and, by law, the bill increases the tax on other tobacco products by the same percentage change as the increase in the tax on cigarettes, is listed for the work session agenda in the Joint Committee on Taxation on May 26, 2021. LD1282 / H.P. 942, which limits the number of electronic nicotine delivery devices and nicotine liquid containers that may be sold in a single transaction; requires tobacco retailers to examine and scan a government-issued photographic identification using a scanning technology or other automated, software-based system, was placed in the Legislative File (dead) on May 19, 2021.

Michigan: House Bill 4485, which repeals the provision that is scheduled to remove the 50 cents per cigar excise tax cap on October 31, 2021, passed the House on May 18, 2021 and has been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

Nevada: Assembly Bill 59, which increases the minimum legal sales age to 21, reduces penalties for retail clerks making illegal sales to underage persons and regulates remote sales of tobacco products, passed Senate on May 17, 2021. Assembly Bill 360, which, as amended, effective January 1, 2023, requires retailers to use advanced age-verification technology at the point of sale for every tobacco and vapor product purchase, passed Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development on May 13, 2021.

Oklahoma: A committee substitute version of Senate Bill 1078, which now modifies several definitions, including “tobacco products” and adds several definitions which include “smokeless tobacco”, “snuff”, “chewing tobacco”, “smoking tobacco”, “pipe tobacco”, and “roll-your-own tobacco”, and conforms statutory language to the new definitions, was sent to the Governor on May 20, 2021.

Oregon: Senate Bill 64, which allows for covert underage buyer checks on tobacco retailers, passed House Health Care Committee on May 18, 2021. Senate Bill 587, which requires tobacco and vapor retailers to obtain a license from the Department of Revenue, died by rule on May 14, 2021.

Texas: Senate Bill 248, which requires anyone selling electronic cigarettes to consumer to obtain a license from the Comptroller and adds electronic cigarettes to the current advertising restrictions for cigarettes and tobacco products within 1,000 feet of a school or church, was reported favorably with substitute from the House Ways and Means Committee on May 17, 2021.