---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 144"
citation: "Indiana SB 144 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVERTISEMENTS AND NOTICES", "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Alcohol Products", "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO; Tobacco and Nicotine Products", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New Offenses", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Generally", "SCHOOLS; Buildings and Grounds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Elizabeth Rowray", "Mike Bohacek", "Scott Alexander"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-05"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad073d47-552d-4d7e-91a0-2a311b9f8a84"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0144"
source_hash: "ed4fa686d35e437981faff88c0f9472b80064a4fd85e358a74f2a627bbcae4d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 144 (2026) — Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.

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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.03.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.05.ENGH.pdf)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.06.ENRH.pdf)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.01.INTR.pdf)
5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.04.COMH.pdf)
6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0144/SB0144.02.COMS.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 144 - Alexander — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 144 - Alexander - 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 144 - Rowray - 3rd Reading — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 144 - Rowray — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Rowray — primary (person)
- Mike Bohacek — primary (person)
- Scott Alexander — primary (person)
- Daryl Schmitt — coauthor (person)
- Eric Koch — coauthor (person)
- J.D. Prescott — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
- Spencer Deery — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-05** Authored by Senator Alexander
- **2026-01-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-12** Senator Freeman added as second author
- **2026-01-12** Senator Bohacek added as third author
- **2026-01-12** Senators Koch, Deery added as coauthors
- **2026-01-13** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Senator Rogers added as coauthor
- **2026-01-20** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-22** Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
- **2026-01-22** House sponsor: Representative Rowray
- **2026-01-22** Cosponsor: Representative Prescott
- **2026-01-22** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 44, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-23** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2026-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23** Amendment #1 (Burton) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 97, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Senate dissented from House amendments
- **2026-02-25** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
- **2026-02-25** Senate conferees appointed: Alexander, Niezgodski
- **2026-02-25** Senate advisors appointed: Freeman, Jackson L
- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-25** House conferees appointed: Rowray, DeLaney
- **2026-02-25** House advisors appointed: Prescott, Bascom, Manning, Burton, Gore
- **2026-02-27** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-27** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 50, nays 0
- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 417: yeas 96, nays 0
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Public Law 141 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad073d47-552d-4d7e-91a0-2a311b9f8a84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).