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HB2094

HB2094: Allowing Electronic Cigarette Sales in Vending Machines

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:52 AM

In one sentence

This bill updates Kansas law to allow electronic cigarettes to be sold through cigarette vending machines and sets new licensing rules for those who operate them.

Updates the definition of 'cigarette' related terms to include electronic cigarettes under state tobacco laws.
Requires vending machine operators to get a master license and a separate permit for each machine they use.
Mandates that permits must be securely attached to every vending machine selling these products.

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Plain language

Electronic cigarette: A battery-powered device, whether shaped like a cigarette or not, that delivers inhaled nicotine through vaporized liquid.
Vending machine operator: Any person who places a vending machine at locations where cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are sold from such machine.
Dealer establishment: A physical location, other than a vending machine site, where tobacco products or electronic cigarettes are sold and records are kept.

Official record

Validated

Authorizing the sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines.

Official activity