Loading chat...

FL H0785

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ways & Means Committee

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "heated tobacco product" as a product containing tobacco designed for use in an electronic device with a heat source that does not involve burning or combustion and produces an inhalable aerosol without smoke
  • Excludes heated tobacco products from the definition of "cigarette" under Florida's cigarette tax statutes (s. 210.01), classifying them separately from traditional cigarettes
  • Excludes heated tobacco products from the definition of "tobacco products" subject to the surcharge tax under Part II of Chapter 210, renaming that part to "Tax on Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, or Cigars"
  • Adds heated tobacco products to the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of mail order/Internet/remote sales age verification requirements (s. 210.095) and general tobacco regulation definitions (s. 569.002)
  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Heated Tobacco Products

Last Action

Died in Commerce Committee

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce Committee4/2/2025
Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee3/14/2025
Ways and Means Committee2/26/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available