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HB 302LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law

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Louisiana authorizes local bans on vapor product sales within three hundred feet of schools

Original title: TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Prohibits the sale of vapor products near schools

Last action · June 9, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Tehmi Chassion

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana empowers municipalities and parishes to prohibit the sale, storage, or stocking of at located within three hundred feet of a school, effective August 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Licensed retailers near schools face potential restrictions on vapor product sales and inventory depending on local municipal or parish ordinances.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

retailers selling tobacco or vapor products

Retailers situated within three hundred feet of a school may be prohibited from selling or storing vapor products if their local municipality or parish adopts an ordinance.

Directly affected

municipalities and parishes

Local governing bodies are authorized to adopt ordinances prohibiting vapor product sales near schools and to establish alternate measurement methods.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this law automatically ban vapor sales near all schools statewide?

No. The prohibition applies only when a municipality or parish adopts an ordinance enacting the restriction.

How is the three hundred foot distance measured?

By default, it is measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the school property line to the nearest point of the , unless the local government adopts an alternate straight-line measurement method.

Are medical marijuana products affected by this law?

No. Lawful marijuana or marijuana products authorized pursuant to R.S. 40:1046 et seq. and regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health are exempt from these provisions.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

38 actions

Jun 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 792.
Jun 9, 2026House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Jun 4, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Jun 1, 2026HouseFloor
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 87, nays 3. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Jun 1, 2026SenateFloor
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Jun 1, 2026SenateFloor
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

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Jun 1, 2026House
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Jun 1, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
May 31, 2026Senate
Conference committee report received.
May 31, 2026House
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
May 31, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
May 29, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
May 29, 2026Senate
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
May 29, 2026House
House conferees appointed: Chassion, Robby Carter, and Knox.
May 29, 2026Senate
Senate conference committee members appointed: Duplessis, McMath, and Reese.
May 29, 2026Senate
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
May 29, 2026House
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
May 28, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 28, 2026Senate
Called from the Calendar.
May 28, 2026SenateFloor
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 28, 2026House
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 28, 2026House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
May 27, 2026SenateFloor
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 27, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 25, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
May 21, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
May 20, 2026House
Rules suspended.
May 20, 2026House
Called from the calendar.
May 20, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 12, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
May 11, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
May 11, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
May 7, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (15-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 24, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 24, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Louisiana Department of Health, Tehmi Chassion

OrganizationLouisiana Department of Health“Regulates lawful marijuana or marijuana products”Map →

PersonTehmi Chassion“Representative who introduced House Bill No. 302”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

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