HB1076 Summary

• Prohibits retailers from selling, offering for sale, or possessing flavored tobacco products (including menthol) beginning January 1, 2024.

• Bans mislabeling of e-liquid products as nicotine-free when they contain nicotine.

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

• Allows counties to adopt more stringent restrictions on flavored tobacco products than state law provides.

• Appropriates $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for enforcement, including hiring two program specialists and one hearings officer.