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Bill Tobacco and vaping smoking age. Prohibits a person who is less than 21 years of age from buying or possessing: (1) tobacco; (2) e-liquids; or (3) electronic cigarettes. Makes conforming changes regarding enforcement provisions, sales certificates, prohibition of delivery sales, and notices posted at retail establishments and at vending machines. Provides that a retail establishment that sells an e-liquid to a person less than 21 years of age is subject to a civil judgment for an infraction. Doubles the civil judgment for an infraction for: (1) a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette to a person less than 21 years of age; and (2) certain retail establishments that allow an underage person to enter their establishment. Modifies the time frame for when retail establishments may receive enhanced penalties for repeat e-liquid and tobacco products violations. Requires a merchant who mails or ships cigarettes as part of a delivery sale to use a shipping service that requires a customer to present identification if they appear to be less than 30 years of age. Provides that a tobacco sales certificate (certificate) may only be issued to a person who has not had an interest in a certificate revoked by the commission for a business location within one year. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor if a tobacco and vaping business operates within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school. Provides that a retail establishment in which tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and e-liquids account for at least 85% of the retail establishment's gross sales: (1) may not allow a person who is less than 21 years of age to enter the retail establishment; and (2) is not subject to a statute prohibiting sales of tobacco or electronic cigarettes through a self-service display. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to knowingly sell tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate. Makes technical corrections. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2020 SB 1 Indiana SB 1 (2020)
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CIGARETTES
CIGARS
AND TOBACCO; CIGARETTE TAX
CIVIL ACTIONS
Penalties
CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Controlled Substances
RETAIL MERCHANTS
SMOKING
enacted
Cindy Kirchhofer
Ed Charbonneau
John Ruckelshaus
Rodric Bray
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Indiana SB 1 (2020) — Tobacco and vaping smoking age.

Prohibits a person who is less than 21 years of age from buying or possessing: (1) tobacco; (2) e-liquids; or (3) electronic cigarettes. Makes conforming changes regarding enforcement provisions, sales certificates, prohibition of delivery sales, and notices posted at retail establishments and at vending machines. Provides that a retail establishment that sells an e-liquid to a person less than 21 years of age is subject to a civil judgment for an infraction. Doubles the civil judgment for an infraction for: (1) a retail establishment that sells or distributes tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette to a person less than 21 years of age; and (2) certain retail establishments that allow an underage person to enter their establishment. Modifies the time frame for when retail establishments may receive enhanced penalties for repeat e-liquid and tobacco products violations. Requires a merchant who mails or ships cigarettes as part of a delivery sale to use a shipping service that requires a customer to present identification if they appear to be less than 30 years of age. Provides that a tobacco sales certificate (certificate) may only be issued to a person who has not had an interest in a certificate revoked by the commission for a business location within one year. Makes it a Class C misdemeanor if a tobacco and vaping business operates within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school. Provides that a retail establishment in which tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and e-liquids account for at least 85% of the retail establishment's gross sales: (1) may not allow a person who is less than 21 years of age to enter the retail establishment; and (2) is not subject to a statute prohibiting sales of tobacco or electronic cigarettes through a self-service display. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to knowingly sell tobacco, an e-liquid, or an electronic cigarette that contains vitamin E acetate. Makes technical corrections.

Version chain

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

  1. Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  4. Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • SB 1 - Charbonneau - 3rd Reading — 389 (pass) · upper
  • SB 1 - Kirchhofer - 3rd Reading — 7816 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Cindy Kirchhofer — primary (person)
  • Ed Charbonneau — primary (person)
  • John Ruckelshaus — primary (person)
  • Rodric Bray — primary (person)
  • Frank Mrvan — coauthor (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
  • Mark Stoops — coauthor (person)
  • Todd Huston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2020-01-06 Authored by Senator Charbonneau
  • 2020-01-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2020-01-14 Senator Bray added as second author
  • 2020-01-14 Senator Ruckelshaus added as third author
  • 2020-01-16 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2020-01-16 Senator Stoops added as coauthor
  • 2020-01-21 Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage, amendment-failure
  • 2020-01-21 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-01-21 Senator Mrvan added as coauthor
  • 2020-01-21 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2020-01-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 38: yeas 38, nays 9 reading-3, passage
  • 2020-01-23 House sponsor: Representative Kirchhofer
  • 2020-01-23 Cosponsor: Representative Huston
  • 2020-01-27 Referred to the House
  • 2020-02-04 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2020-02-27 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2020-03-02 Amendment #1 (Kirchhofer) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage, amendment-failure
  • 2020-03-02 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-03-03 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 264: yeas 78, nays 16 reading-3, passage
  • 2020-03-04 Returned to the Senate with amendments amendment-failure
  • 2020-03-09 Motion to dissent filed
  • 2020-03-09 Senate dissented from House amendments amendment-failure
  • 2020-03-09 Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Stoops
  • 2020-03-09 Senate advisors appointed: Ruckelshaus and Randolph Lonnie M
  • 2020-03-09 House conferees appointed: Kirchhofer and Shackleford
  • 2020-03-09 House advisors appointed: Bacon, Davisson, Zent, Fleming and Hatfield
  • 2020-03-11 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
  • 2020-03-11 CCR # 1 filed in the House
  • 2020-03-11 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 380: yeas 37, nays 11
  • 2020-03-11 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 385: yeas 77, nays 16
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  • 2020-03-16 Signed by the Speaker
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by the President of the Senate
  • 2020-03-18 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2020-03-18 Public Law 49

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5f56297-f846-4d60-846f-7defd6832c37. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).