republic-os/legislation/us/states/ky/2024rs/hb-142.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to products that contain nicotine."
description: "Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to establish a vapor retail license and require retailers to have a retail license to sell vapor products; amend KRS 438.310 to increase penalties for violations related to the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.311 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who purchase or attempt to purchase alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to increase penalties for violations related to the distribution and retail of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.345 to require local boards of education to include policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products on school grounds and list those penalties; amend KRS 438.350 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who are caught in possession of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 600.020, 610.010, and 630.020 to include tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product violations as status offenses; amend KRS 138.195 to conform."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 142"
citation: "Kentucky HB 142 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Children and Minors", "Courts", "Courts", "Family", "Crimes and Punishments", "Criminal Procedure", "Drugs and Medicines", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Licensing", "Local Mandate", "Peace Officers and Law Enforcement", "State Agencies", "Tobacco", "Vaping"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Elliott", "J. Bauman", "J. Hodgson", "J. Raymond", "K. Jackson", "M. Hart", "M. Lockett", "S. Baker", "S. Lewis", "S. Riley", "T. Truett", "W. Lawrence"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec74b835-e8ec-44ef-91b9-ecdcb3a9c5e2"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb142.html"
source_hash: "35dcfeda26d6d7fdea84daa0e4de3437b4969ef3a2cce8b2b0dde8d5c8bb34ba"
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-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 142 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to products that contain nicotine.

Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.340 to require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to establish a vapor retail license and require retailers to have a retail license to sell vapor products; amend KRS 438.310 to increase penalties for violations related to the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.311 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who purchase or attempt to purchase alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.313 to increase penalties for violations related to the distribution and retail of cigarettes, tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products; amend KRS 438.345 to require local boards of education to include policies that penalize students for possessing alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products on school grounds and list those penalties; amend KRS 438.350 to establish penalties for individuals under the age of 18 and individuals over the age of 18 but under 21 who are caught in possession of alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products; amend KRS 600.020, 610.010, and 630.020 to include tobacco, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product violations as status offenses; amend KRS 138.195 to conform.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb142/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0149.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb142/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 142 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- D. Elliott — primary (person)
- J. Bauman — primary (person)
- J. Hodgson — primary (person)
- J. Raymond — primary (person)
- K. Jackson — primary (person)
- M. Hart — primary (person)
- M. Lockett — primary (person)
- S. Baker — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- T. Truett — primary (person)
- W. Lawrence — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2024
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 80-11 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed 91-2 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 149) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec74b835-e8ec-44ef-91b9-ecdcb3a9c5e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).