California: Senate Bill 1333, which prohibits smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, in state coastal beaches and state parks, except as a movie or television prop, was set for a December 5, 2016 override vote on the Governor’s recent veto of the bill.

Pennsylvania: Senate Bill 1362, which extends the time by which the tobacco products floor tax must be paid from 90 days to 180 days after the tax effective date tax (October 1, 2016), was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee on September 27, 2016. Also, Senate Bill 1373 was introduced and would change the excise tax on electronic cigarettes, scheduled to be effective October 1, 2016, from 40% of the wholesale price to 5 cents per fluid milliliter of consumable product.