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Legislative Update

Tobacco products and vapor devices

March 13, 2026 Filed Under: Criminal

S.E.A. 144, P.L. 141-2026

Effective: July 1, 2026

  • Increases the penalty for a person who: (1) makes a delivery sale of an e-liquid to an individual less than 21 years of age; (2) sells or distributes a tobacco product to a person less than 21 years of age; and (3) purchases a tobacco product for a person less than 21 years of age; from a Class C infraction to a Class B infraction.
  • Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to make a delivery sale of a vapor device to an individual less than 21 years of age.
  • Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to: (1) sell or distribute a vapor device to a person less than 21 years of age; and (2) purchase a vapor device for a person less than 21 years of age.
  • Makes it a Class C infraction for a person less than 21 years of age to purchase, accept, or possess a vapor device. Prohibits a person from advertising an e-liquid or a vapor product, by any medium, within 1,000 feet of school property. 

Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/senate/144/

Filed Under: Criminal Tagged With: infractions, tobacco

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