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Appropriations Committee weighs broad tobacco and vapor product overhaul, including higher fees and new retailer rules
Summary
Staff briefed on the House substitute to HB 24‑39, which would raise tobacco and vapor license fees, require manufacturer certification, strengthen age verification and redirect portions of tobacco tax revenue to cancer research, public health, and youth prevention; retailers and wholesalers warned of high fee jumps while public health groups urged stronger prohibitions on coupons and funding for prevention programs.
Peter Clodfelter and Matt Mazerhart briefed the Appropriations Committee on substitute House Bill 24‑39, a wide‑ranging package of changes to tobacco, cigarette and vapor product law. Clodfelter identified 10 major policy areas, including a responsible vendor training program to be developed by the Liquor & Cannabis Board, higher license fees for retailers and wholesalers, a wholesaler/distributor requirement that could subject products from unlicensed sources to seizure, manufacturer certification for vapor products, laboratory testing…
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