2025-2026 Regular SessionAlaska Legislature

SB24: Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; E-cig Tax

Legislative Summary

An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date.

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Bill History

1/22/2025
PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25
Senate
1/22/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
1/22/2025
L&C, FIN
Senate
1/22/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
3/14/2025
L&C RPT CS 3DP 2NR SAME TITLE
Senate
3/14/2025
DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON
Senate
3/14/2025
NR: MERRICK, YUNDT
Senate
3/14/2025
FN1: ZERO(CED)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN2: ZERO(ADM)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN3: ZERO(ADM)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN4: ZERO(DOH)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN5: (REV)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN6: ZERO(DPS)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN7: ZERO(AJS)
Senate
3/14/2025
FN8: ZERO(LAW)
Senate
5/9/2025
FIN RPT CS 3DP 3NR 1AM SAME TITLE
Senate
5/9/2025
DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL
Senate
5/9/2025
NR: STEDMAN, CRONK, MERRICK
Senate
5/9/2025
AM: KAUFMAN
Senate
5/9/2025
FN1: ZERO(CED)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN2: ZERO(ADM)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN3: ZERO(ADM)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN4: ZERO(DOH)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN6: ZERO(DPS)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN7: ZERO(AJS)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN8: ZERO(LAW)
Senate
5/9/2025
FN9: (REV)
Senate
5/9/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025
Senate
5/9/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
5/9/2025
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
Senate
5/9/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL
Senate
5/12/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 24(FIN)
Senate
5/12/2025
PASSED Y15 N5
Senate
5/12/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
5/12/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
Senate
5/12/2025
VERSION: CSSB 24(FIN)
Senate
5/13/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
FIN
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s)
5/12/2025
15
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2
Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Gary Stevens
Gary Stevens
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/9/2025556.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/14/2025556.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/2025555.8 KB