2025-2026 Regular SessionAlaska Legislature

HB49: 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
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
L&C, FIN
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
L&C RPT CS(L&C) 4DP 1DNP 1NR
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
DP: CARRICK, BURKE, FIELDS, HALL
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
DNP: COULOMBE
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
NR: NELSON
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
FN1: ZERO(ADM)
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2/19/2025
FN2: ZERO(ADM)
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2/19/2025
FN3: ZERO(CED)
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2/19/2025
FN4: ZERO(DOH)
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2/19/2025
FN5: ZERO(LAW)
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2/19/2025
FN6: ZERO(DPS)
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2/19/2025
FN7: (REV)
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2/19/2025
FN8: ZERO(AJS)
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
COSPONSOR(S): GALVIN
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1
Independent: 1

Primary Sponsor

Sara Hannan
Sara Hannan
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/19/2025557.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/22/2025556.0 KB