---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes"
description: "An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 198"
citation: "Vermont S 198 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Virginia Lyons"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 74
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-06"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9fe71ce-8579-42ac-bac1-f675196f0baa"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2026/1413"
source_hash: "61a7df32751b9ad0fbf82947b13bdd608c08b14290af9bbe9434f0561211d5b4"
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-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 198 (2025-2026) — An act relating to the regulation of tobacco products and tobacco substitutes

## Version chain

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

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT148/ACT148%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
3. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
5. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
7. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/S-0198/S-0198%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Virginia Lyons — primary (person)
- Alison Clarkson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-06** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-03-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-13** Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2026-03-24** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-24** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik
- **2026-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-25** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik
- **2026-03-26** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik
- **2026-03-27** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-27** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-27** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-27** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik
- **2026-03-31** Unfinished Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Finance `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Chittenden
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Perchlik
- **2026-03-31** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Reported favorably by Senator Chittenden for Committee on Finance with recommendation of amendment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Reported without recommendation by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as recommended by Committee on Finance
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as moved by Senator Perchlik, Baruth, Brennan, Norris, and Westman
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs amended as moved by Senator Chittenden and Brock
- **2026-03-31** Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-03-31** 3rd reading ordered
- **2026-04-01** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2026-04-03** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Rep. Marcotte of Coventry moved to suspend rules to take up for immediate consideration and commit to Committee on Human Services, which was agreed to
- **2026-05-08** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-05-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- **2026-05-13** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-05-14** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2026-05-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-14** Rep. Graning of Jericho reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2026-05-14** Rep. Noyes of Wolcott reported for the Committee on Human Services
- **2026-05-14** Rep. Burkhardt of South Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- **2026-05-14** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development amended as recommended by Committee on Human Services
- **2026-05-14** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development, as amended, agreed to
- **2026-05-14** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2026-05-15** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-05-15** Rep. Kornheiser of Brattleboro moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-15** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2026-05-20** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2026-05-20** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-21** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2026-05-22** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-29** Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9fe71ce-8579-42ac-bac1-f675196f0baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).