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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Overhauls Nicotine and Electronic Cigarette Regulations, Licensing Fees, and Penalties
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jen Plumb and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
This bill increases tobacco and electronic cigarette licensing fees, creates a for nicotine enforcement and disposal, repeals local health department electronic cigarette retailer inspection provisions while strengthening enforcement against unregistered products, and alters penalties for selling nicotine products to minors.
Retailers, distributors, and manufacturers face higher annual license fees and restructured bonding requirements, while local health departments and law enforcement gain new authorities to embargo unapproved products and disrupt illicit sales networks.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Retailers
Retailers must pay a standardized $250 annual license fee, comply with bonding rules, remove unlisted registry products within 30 days, and face license suspensions or civil penalties for violations.
Nicotine Product Manufacturers
Manufacturers must pay product registry fees, submit certification forms under penalty of perjury, appoint in-state agents if nonresident, and face civil or criminal penalties for false representations or unlisted products.
State Tax Commission
The commission is responsible for issuing licenses, collecting fees and bonds, maintaining the electronic cigarette product registry, assessing civil penalties, and depositing 88% of fee revenue into the restricted account.
Department of Public Safety
The department receives distributions from the Nicotine Disposal and Enforcement Restricted Account to dispose of confiscated products and fund additional law enforcement officers.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
53 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 12, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
Show 47 earlier actions
- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 24, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 23, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0210S03
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ substituted
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0210S03
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0210S03
- Feb 18, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0210S03
- Feb 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0210S02
- Feb 12, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0210S02
- Feb 11, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0210S02
- Feb 11, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0210S02
- Feb 11, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0210S01
- Feb 10, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0210S01
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0210S01
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0210S01
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 3, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0210
- Feb 2, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0210
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 29, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 28, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0210
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0210
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 28, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Standardization of License Durations
The legislation shifts electronic cigarette and tobacco licenses from a three-year validity period to a uniform one-year term while significantly increasing fee rates.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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