HB65 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara DrummondRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery

Summary

HB65 would tighten Alabama's control of tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery products by expanding definitions, adding distributor licensing, banning vending-machine sales, increasing penalties, and boosting school vaping education.

What This Bill Does

It broadens the definition of electronic nicotine delivery systems to include battery-powered devices that deliver substances other than tobacco. It bans distributing tobacco, ENDS, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products through vending machines and creates a licensing system with a $50 one-time filing fee and a $150 annual permit fee, funding the Tobacco Licensing and Compliance Fund. It strengthens enforcement with higher penalties, creates a directory of e-liquid manufacturers with required certifications, and requires school vaping awareness programs and model policies; it also updates advertising, signage, and education requirements related to vaping and tobacco products.

Who It Affects

• Retailers and distributors of tobacco products, ENDS, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products must obtain permits, pay the new fees, comply with display and vending-machine restrictions, follow the new enforcement rules, and may face fines or suspension/revocation of permits for violations.
• Minors under 21 and schools/education systems are affected through stronger age restrictions, new penalties for under-21 violations, mandatory school vaping education policies, and required posted warnings and signage related to vaping and tobacco products.

Key Provisions

• Creates a licensing framework for distributing tobacco products, ENDS, e-liquids, and alternative nicotine products, including a $50 filing fee and a $150 annual permit fee, with funds going to the Tobacco Licensing and Compliance Fund.
• Redefines electronic nicotine delivery systems to include battery-powered devices delivering substances other than tobacco; bans vending-machine distribution of these products; establishes an e-liquid/alternative nicotine product directory with required manufacturer certifications and premarket FDA-related requirements; requires school vaping awareness policies.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco