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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Adds Vaping to Public Smoking Ban and Renames Clean Indoor Air Act
Last action · April 15, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Gerald Allen
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What This Bill Does
Alabama prohibits using in public places under the same restrictions as smoking tobacco products and renames the state clean indoor air law, effective upon enactment.
Residents and visitors in public indoor spaces where tobacco smoking is already restricted must now also refrain from vaping, aligning e-cigarette use with existing tobacco bans.
- Vivian Davis Figures is a prominent Alabama state legislator whose name, along with Barbara Drummond's, was added to the state's clean indoor air legislation. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Vapers and E-Cigarette Users
Individuals who use electronic nicotine delivery systems must follow the same indoor public smoking restrictions that apply to traditional tobacco products.
Public Facility Operators
Operators of public indoor spaces must now prohibit vaping alongside tobacco smoking in accordance with the updated Code of Alabama provisions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 15, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Apr 9, 2026SenateGudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1307
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- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1337
- Apr 9, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1336
- Apr 9, 2026HouseHall 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 12, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health
- Jan 29, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 198
- Jan 29, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare
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Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1336
Total
100
- Yes
- 97
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (100)
76 more members
Show 4 earlier roll calls
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1337
Total
100
- Yes
- 97
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (100)
76 more members
Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1307
Total
34
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
10 more members
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 198
Total
34
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
10 more members
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
34
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
10 more members
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