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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products."
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description: "Registration of tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits any person from selling any retail tobacco product, as defined in the bill, at retail without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Taxation and prohibits such sale at a location within 1,000 feet of a youth-oriented facility, as defined in the bill. The bill prohibits Internet sales of retail tobacco products, except to a permit-holding retailer, and prohibits the sale of retail tobacco products from vending machines. Under the bill, permits are subject to annual renewal and subject to revocation for violations of federal, state, or local laws related to tobacco products. The bill imposes recordkeeping requirements and makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to engage in fraud or misrepresentation in connection with an application for a permit. The bill updates, for the purpose of the crime of selling or distributing tobacco products to a person younger than 21 years of age, the definition of \"retail tobacco products\" by including in such definition products currently defined as \"nicotine vapor products\" or \"alternative nicotine vapor products.\" The bill also removes provisions prohibiting the attempt to purchase, the purchase, or the possession of tobacco products by persons younger than 21 years of age. The bill provides that the punishment of a retail establishment that sells, gives, or furnishes a tobacco product to a person younger than 21 years of age or to a person who does not demonstrate that such person is at least 21 years of age is (i) a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense, (ii) a civil penalty of $5,000 for a second offense and a 30 day suspension of such establishment's distributor's license, and (iii) a civil penalty of $10,000, revocation of such license, and such distributor shall be ineligible to hold a license for a period of three years following the most recent violation. Under current law, such penalties apply only to the sale, distribution, or purchase of a bidi and do not require a suspension or revocation of the establishment's distributor's license, while violations involving all other products are punishable by a civil penalty of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, and $500 for a third or subsequent offense. The bill also removes the exception allowing the sale, giving, or furnishing of any tobacco product, nicotine vapor product, or alternative nicotine vapor product to active-duty military personnel who are 18 years of age or older. The bill requires the Department, in collaboration with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and local law enforcement, to conduct a compliance check every 24 months on any retailer selling retail tobacco products and to use a person younger than 21 years of age to conduct such checks. The bill also imposes a tax upon liquid nicotine in closed systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of $0.066 per milliliter and upon liquid nicotine in open systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of 20 percent of the wholesale price. The bill applies licensing requirements to manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine and creates new safety requirements related to the advertising, marketing, and labeling of liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products. "
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 582"
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citation: "Virginia SB 582 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Adam P. Ebbin"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 58
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a4d2573-ccb4-47e7-a75e-13f7f173ee25"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB582"
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source_hash: "a2db2c8b3ac6c9a6ef8d691c91b2dab9cdf30719955de0504db8a57bca123dcc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 582 (2024) — Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products.
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Registration of tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits any person from selling any retail tobacco product, as defined in the bill, at retail without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Taxation and prohibits such sale at a location within 1,000 feet of a youth-oriented facility, as defined in the bill. The bill prohibits Internet sales of retail tobacco products, except to a permit-holding retailer, and prohibits the sale of retail tobacco products from vending machines. Under the bill, permits are subject to annual renewal and subject to revocation for violations of federal, state, or local laws related to tobacco products. The bill imposes recordkeeping requirements and makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to engage in fraud or misrepresentation in connection with an application for a permit. The bill updates, for the purpose of the crime of selling or distributing tobacco products to a person younger than 21 years of age, the definition of "retail tobacco products" by including in such definition products currently defined as "nicotine vapor products" or "alternative nicotine vapor products." The bill also removes provisions prohibiting the attempt to purchase, the purchase, or the possession of tobacco products by persons younger than 21 years of age. The bill provides that the punishment of a retail establishment that sells, gives, or furnishes a tobacco product to a person younger than 21 years of age or to a person who does not demonstrate that such person is at least 21 years of age is (i) a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense, (ii) a civil penalty of $5,000 for a second offense and a 30 day suspension of such establishment's distributor's license, and (iii) a civil penalty of $10,000, revocation of such license, and such distributor shall be ineligible to hold a license for a period of three years following the most recent violation. Under current law, such penalties apply only to the sale, distribution, or purchase of a bidi and do not require a suspension or revocation of the establishment's distributor's license, while violations involving all other products are punishable by a civil penalty of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, and $500 for a third or subsequent offense. The bill also removes the exception allowing the sale, giving, or furnishing of any tobacco product, nicotine vapor product, or alternative nicotine vapor product to active-duty military personnel who are 18 years of age or older. The bill requires the Department, in collaboration with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and local law enforcement, to conduct a compliance check every 24 months on any retailer selling retail tobacco products and to use a person younger than 21 years of age to conduct such checks. The bill also imposes a tax upon liquid nicotine in closed systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of $0.066 per milliliter and upon liquid nicotine in open systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of 20 percent of the wholesale price. The bill applies licensing requirements to manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine and creates new safety requirements related to the advertising, marketing, and labeling of liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0796** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0796)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24107934D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB582H1)
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3. **Conference substitute printed 24109004D-S2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB582S2)
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4. **SB582ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB582ER)
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5. **SB582ER2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB582ER2)
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6. **SB582ES1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB582ES1)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 10-N) — **88–10** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) — **24–16** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N) — **84–13** (pass) · lower
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- Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N) — **1–38** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N) — **37–3** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Adoption (83-Y 14-N) — **82–14** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adam P. Ebbin — primary (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104756D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-30** Impact statement from TAX (SB582)
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- **2024-02-08** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Committee substitute printed 24107503D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-09** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-12** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2024-02-12** Committee substitute agreed to 24107503D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-02-12** Amendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-12** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB582ES1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-12** Printed as engrossed 24107503D-ES1
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- **2024-02-12** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-12** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-15** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-15** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-20** Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-20** Committee substitute printed 24107934D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-23** Committee substitute agreed to 24107934D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB582H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-02-23** Passed House with substitute (85-Y 13-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-23** VOTE: Passage (85-Y 13-N) `passage`
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- **2024-02-25** Impact statement from TAX (SB582ES1)
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- **2024-02-27** House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
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- **2024-02-28** House insisted on substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-02-28** House requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-28** Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-28** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2024-02-28** Senators: Ebbin, Favola, Pillion
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- **2024-02-28** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2024-02-28** Delegates: Hope, Seibold, Leftwich
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- **2024-03-07** Amended by conference committee
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- **2024-03-07** Conference substitute printed 24109004D-S2
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- **2024-03-08** Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 10-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-08** VOTE: Adoption (89-Y 10-N)
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- **2024-03-08** Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-25** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-25** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB582ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-25** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-27** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-27** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-31** Impact statement from TAX (SB582ER)
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- **2024-04-08** Governor's recommendation received by Senate `executive-veto-line-item`
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- **2024-04-17** Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 3-N)
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- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Governor's recommendation (83-Y 14-N)
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- **2024-04-17** VOTE: Adoption (83-Y 14-N)
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- **2024-04-17** Governor's recommendation adopted `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Reenrolled bill text (SB582ER2) `enrolled`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by President as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Signed by Speaker as reenrolled `enrolled, passage`
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- **2024-04-17** Enacted, Chapter 796 (effective 7/1/24) `became-law`
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- **2024-04-17** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a4d2573-ccb4-47e7-a75e-13f7f173ee25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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