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type: "Bill"
title: "Tobacco and vaping smoking age."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Indiana SB 1 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIGARETTES", "CIGARS", "AND TOBACCO; CIGARETTE TAX", "CIVIL ACTIONS", "Penalties", "CRIMES AND OFFENSES", "Controlled Substances", "RETAIL MERCHANTS", "SMOKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cindy Kirchhofer", "Ed Charbonneau", "John Ruckelshaus", "Rodric Bray"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-06"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5f56297-f846-4d60-846f-7defd6832c37"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/1"
source_hash: "bb3aba6bcc5df46cb3cadc28057a3f89d7484b48594ed49d3e19d51eb493ab4b"
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 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](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.03.ENGS)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.05.ENGH)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.06.ENRH)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.01.INTR)
5. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.04.COMH)
6. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0001/versions/SB0001.02.COMS)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5f56297-f846-4d60-846f-7defd6832c37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).