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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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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.
- Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SB 1 - Charbonneau - 3rd Reading — 38–9 (pass) · upper
- SB 1 - Kirchhofer - 3rd Reading — 78–16 (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).