HB826 Summary

• Prohibits retailers from selling, offering for sale, or possessing flavored tobacco products and e-liquid effective July 1, 2021

• Prohibits sale of tobacco products (including electronic smoking devices) except through in-person, face-to-face retail transactions; bans mail, curbside pickup, and delivery sales

• Prohibits mislabeling e-liquid products as nicotine-free if they contain nicotine

• Includes e-liquid and electronic smoking devices within the definition of "tobacco products" for purposes of cigarette and tobacco tax laws, subjecting them to excise tax and requiring retailer permits and wholesaler licenses

• Establishes penalties of $1,000 for first offense, $2,000 for second offense within five years, and $5,000 for third and subsequent offenses; abolishes the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit