House panel rejects vaping regulation bill after amendment vote split
Feb 26, 2025
House Bill 149, to create a separate regulatory scheme for alternative nicotine and vapor products and to require sales in age-restricted venues, failed to pass second reading after an amendment passed but the final bill did not secure a majority (38–62).
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A proposal to separate regulation of alternative nicotine and vapor products from traditional tobacco law and to require retail sales be limited to age-restricted venues (House Bill 149) failed on second reading after a lengthy Committee of the Whole session.
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