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Senate advances broad tobacco bill to curb youth vaping, decouple retail licenses and study nicotine concentration tax options
Summary
S.198, a broad modernization of Vermont’s tobacco laws that targets deceptive vape devices, decouples tobacco and liquor licenses, raises penalties and moves wholesaler licensing to the Department of Liquor and Lottery, was amended on the floor and ordered to third reading.
The Vermont Senate advanced S.198, a multi‑part bill aimed at modernizing tobacco law to address youth vaping, deceptive product designs and online sales, and to change tobacco licensure and penalty structures.
The floor sponsor told colleagues the bill aims to protect children by banning products that imitate toys, food or portable devices and by reducing penalties for youth possession while strengthening penalties for retailers who sell to minors. The bill would decouple tobacco and alcohol retail licenses, standardize…
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