HB 551 Summary

• Prohibits retailers from selling, offering for sale, or possessing flavored tobacco products beginning January 1, 2024, including products with menthol, mint, fruit, candy, dessert, and other non-tobacco flavors.

• Prohibits mislabeling e-liquids as nicotine-free if they contain nicotine, effective January 1, 2024.

• Establishes fines of $100 to $1,000 per violation for retailers who violate the prohibition, with each day constituting a separate offense.

• Authorizes the Department of Health to appoint inspectors, adopt administrative rules, and contract for enforcement services.

• Appropriates funds for 2.0 full-time equivalent program specialist positions and 1.0 full-time equivalent hearings officer position at the Department of Health to administer and enforce the act.