republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-144.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 144	Indiana SB 144 (2026)	bill	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	enacted	Aaron Freeman Elizabeth Rowray Mike Bohacek Scott Alexander	6	35	4	2026-01-05	2026-03-05	openstates	ocd-bill/ad073d47-552d-4d7e-91a0-2a311b9f8a84	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0144	ed4fa686d35e437981faff88c0f9472b80064a4fd85e358a74f2a627bbcae4d7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
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 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; origin ocd-bill/ad073d47-552d-4d7e-91a0-2a311b9f8a84. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).