HB302 • 2026

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

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Tehmi Chassion
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 792
Effective date: Not listed

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

What This Bill Does

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

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB302

Filed

Plain English: SSHB302 427 6277 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 302 2026 Regular Session Chassion TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Prohibits the sale of vapor products near schools Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB302 427 6277 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 302 2026 Regular Session Chassion TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Prohibits the sale of vapor products near schools Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Added a provision that proposed law does not apply to lawful marijuana or marijuana products authorized pursuant to present law and regulated by LDH.
2.
Added a provision that stated that proposed law shall not be construed to limit a municipality or parish from imposing stricter requirements than proposed law for the sale of vapor, tobacco, or alternative nicotine products.

House Floor Amendment #5810 Chassion Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB302 4872 5810 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Chassion to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB302 4872 5810 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Chassion to Engrossed House Bill No.
302 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" delete the remainder of the line and delete line 3 in its 3 entirety and insert following: 4 "R.S.
26:911(A)(7), relative to vapor products; to prohibit certain acts relative to the sale 5 of" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #3595 Horton Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFLBHB302 2395 3595 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFLBHB302 2395 3595 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No.
302 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 19, following "prospectively" and before "a" insert "to" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Vote on HB 302 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1729)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1729 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 302 BY CHASSION REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 1:33:25 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1729 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 302 BY CHASSION REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 1:33:25 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.
Carter, W.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.

Senate Floor Amendment #4562 Duplessis Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SFAHB302 4869 4562 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Duplessis to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SFAHB302 4869 4562 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Duplessis to Reengrossed House Bill No.
302 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert: 3 "(d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent a municipality or parish from 4 enacting stricter requirements for the sale of vapor, tobacco, or alternative nicotine 5 products than those listed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
6 7 (e) Any applicant for a tobacco retail license shall demonstrate that they are in 8 compliance with any municipal or parish ordinances adopted pursuant to the 9 provisions of this Chapter." Page 1 of 1

Senate Committee Amendment #4496 JUDB Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB302 539 4496 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB302 539 4496 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Reengrossed House Bill No.
302 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 3 "(d) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to lawful marijuana or 4 marijuana products authorized pursuant to R.S.
40:1046 et seq.

Senate Committee Amendment #4454 JUDB Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB302 539 4454 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB302 539 4454 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Reengrossed House Bill No.
302 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 3 "(d) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to lawful marijuana or 4 marijuana products authorized pursuant to R.S.
40:1046 et seq.

Bill History

2026-06-09 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-09 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 792.
2026-06-04 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01 H
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01 S
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-06-01 S
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01 H
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 87, nays 3. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-05-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
2026-05-31 H
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-31 S
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-29 H
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-29 S
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-29 S
Senate conference committee members appointed: Duplessis, McMath, and Reese.
2026-05-29 H
House conferees appointed: Chassion, Robby Carter, and Knox.
2026-05-29 S
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-28 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-28 S
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.
2026-05-28 S
Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-28 S
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-27 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-27 S
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-25 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-21 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-20 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 86, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-20 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-20 H
Rules suspended.
2026-05-12 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-11 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-07 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 7922026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 302
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 26:911(A)(7), relative to vapor products; to prohibit certain acts relative to the
3 sale of vapor products within three hundred feet of schools; and to provide for related
4 matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 26:911(A)(7) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §911. Acts prohibited
8 A. No person, agent, associate, employee, representative, or servant of any
9 person shall permit any of the following acts to be done on or about any premises
10 which sells or offers for sale tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor
11 products:
12 * * *
13 (7)(a) When prohibited by municipal or parish ordinance, the sale, offer for
14 sale, storing, or maintaining of stock of vapor products on any licensed premises
15 situated within three hundred feet or less of a school as defined by R.S.
16 17:405(A)(2).
17 (b) In municipalities and in unincorporated areas which are divided into
18 subdivisions with streets, blocks, and sidewalks, subject to the adoption of the
19 alternate method of measurement as provided for in Subparagraph (c) of this
20 Paragraph, the distance of three hundred feet shall be measured as a person walks
21 using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the school to the
22 nearest point of the licensed premises. The provisions of this Paragraph shall apply
23 to any licensed premises upon the adoption of the municipal or parish ordinance.
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HB NO. 302 ENROLLED
1 (c) A municipality or parish may adopt an ordinance establishing an alternate
2 method of measurement of the three hundred foot limitation by measuring in a
3 straight line from the nearest point of the property line of the school to the nearest
4 point of the licensed premises. Such alternate method of measurement applies only
5 prospectively to any new permit issued on or after the date the ordinance establishing
6 the alternate measurement has been adopted.
7 (d) The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to lawful marijuana or
8 marijuana products authorized pursuant to R.S. 40:1046 et seq. and regulated by the
9 Louisiana Department of Health.
10 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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