Nicotine-adjacent product; define and prohibit the sale to persons under 21 years of age.

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To: Public Health and Human
Services; Judiciary A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Yancey

HOUSE BILL NO. 1151

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO DEFINE THE TERM "NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCT" AND TO PROHIBIT THE 2
SALE OF SUCH A PRODUCT TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE; TO 3
AMEND SECTION 97-32-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR 4
ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCTS 5
WITHIN A CERTAIN PROXIMITY TO EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY OR OTHER PUBLIC 6
PLACES; TO AMEND SECTION 75-102-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 7
REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ENDS PRODUCT" TO INCLUDE 8
NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 75-102-2, 9
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND 10
FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 11
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 12
SECTION 1. Section 97-32-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 13
amended as follows: 14
97-32-51. (1) For the purposes of this chapter: 15
(a) (i) "Alternative nicotine product" means: 16
1. An electronic cigarette; 17
2. Any other product that consists of or 18
contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by chewing, 19
smoking, absorbing, dissolving, inhaling or by any other means; 20
3. Any electronic device that can be used to 21
deliver nicotine to an individual inhaling from the device, 22
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including, but not limited to, any cartridge component, liquid, 23
capsule or powder used to refill or resupply such an electronic 24
device; or 25
4. An electronic cigar or cigarillo. 26
(ii) Alternative nicotine product does not 27
include: 28
1. A cigarette or other tobacco product as 29
defined in Section 97-32-3; 30
2. A product that is a drug under 21 USCS 31
321(g)(1); 32
3. A product that is a device under 21 USCS 33
321(h); or 34
4. A combination product described in 21 USCS 35
353(g). 36
(b) (i) "Electronic cigarette" means an electronic 37
product or device that produces a vapor that delivers nicotine or 38
other substances to the person inhaling from the device to 39
simulate smoking, and is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, 40
consumers as an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic 41
cigarillo or electronic pipe. 42
(ii) Electronic cigarette does not include: 43
1. A cigarette or other tobacco products as 44
defined in Section 97-32-3; 45
2. A product that is a drug under 21 USCS 46
321(g)(1); 47
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3. A product that is a device under 21 USCS 48
321(h); or 49
4. A combination product described in 21 USCS 50
353(g). 51
(c) "Nicotine-adjacent product" means any product used 52
in an open system vaporizing device to vaporize products 53
including, but not limited to, 6-methylnicotine, commonly referred 54
to as negative, and nicotinamide, commonly referred to as 55
nixodine. 56
(2) No person, either directly or indirectly by an agent or 57
employee, or by a vending machine owned by the person or located 58
in the person's establishment, shall sell, offer for sale, give or 59
furnish any alternative nicotine product or nicotine-adjacent 60
product, or any cartridge, component, liquid, capsule or powder 61
thereof, to an individual under twenty-one (21) years of age. The 62
penalties described in this subsection shall be treble the fines 63
described in this section, plus any other penalty provided by law, 64
for the sale, use, possession or furnishing of a controlled 65
substance or other substance to a person, if the alternative 66
nicotine product or nicotine-adjacent product contains any 67
controlled substance that is otherwise prohibited by law, or any 68
other substance that causes the recipient of such to require 69
emergency medical care as a result of using the product. Each 70
violation of the provisions of this section shall be treated as a 71
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separate offense. A violation of this subsection is punishable as 72
follows: 73
(a) By a fine of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) 74
for a first offense; 75
(b) By a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for a 76
second offense; and 77
(c) By a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for a 78
third or subsequent offense. 79
(3) Before selling, offering for sale, giving or furnishing 80
an alternative nicotine product or a nicotine-adjacent product, or 81
any cartridge, component liquid, capsule or powder thereof, to an 82
individual, a person shall verify that the individual is at least 83
twenty-one (21) years of age by: 84
(a) Examining from any individual that appears to be 85
under twenty-seven (27) years of age a government-issued 86
photographic identification that establishes the individual is at 87
least twenty-one (21) years of age; or 88
(b) For sales made through the internet or other remote 89
sales methods, performing an age verification through an 90
independent, third-party age verification service that compares 91
information available from public records to the personal 92
information entered by the individual during the ordering process 93
that establishes the individual is twenty-one (21) years of age or 94
older. 95
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SECTION 2. Section 97-32-52, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 96
amended as follows: 97
97-32-52. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person who is 98
in, on or within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of a 99
building or outbuilding which is all or part of educational 100
property as defined by Section 97-37-17 to sell or furnish an 101
alternative nicotine product or a nicotine-adjacent product to any 102
individual under twenty-one (21) years of age. Each violation of 103
the provisions of this subsection (1) shall be treated as a 104
separate offense. 105
(2) Upon conviction for violation of the provisions in 106
subsection (1) of this section, the offender shall be punished as 107
follows: 108
(a) For a first offense, a fine of Five Hundred Dollars 109
($500.00), and no more than twenty (20) hours of community 110
service; 111
(b) For a second offense, a fine of One Thousand 112
Dollars ($1,000.00), and no more than thirty (30) hours of 113
community service; and 114
(c) For a third offense or subsequent offense, a fine 115
of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), and no more than 116
fifty (50) hours of community service. 117
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person who is in, on or 118
within one thousand (1,000) feet of any church, public park, 119
ballpark, public gymnasium, youth center or movie theater to sell 120
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or furnish an alternative nicotine product or a nicotine-adjacent 121
product to any individual under twenty-one (21) years of age. 122
Each violation of the provisions of this subsection (3) shall be 123
treated as a separate offense. 124
(4) Upon conviction for violation of the provisions in 125
subsection (3) of this section, the offender shall be punished 126
with treble the fines and community service described in 127
subsection (2) of this section. 128
(5) If the alternative nicotine product or nicotine-adjacent 129
product sold or furnished in violation of this section contains 130
any controlled substance that is otherwise prohibited by law, or 131
any other substance that causes the recipient to require emergency 132
medical care as a result of using the product, the penalty, upon 133
conviction, shall be treble the fines and community service 134
described in subsection (2) of this section, plus any other 135
penalty provided by law for the sale or furnishing of the 136
controlled substance or other substance. 137
SECTION 3. Section 75-102-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 138
amended as follows: 139
75-102-1. For purposes of this chapter, the following words 140
and phrases shall have the meanings as defined in this section, 141
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 142
(a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Revenue of 143
the Department of Revenue. 144
(b) "Department" means the Department of Revenue. 145
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(c) "ENDS product": 146
(i) Means any noncombustible product that employs 147
a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other 148
electronic, chemical, or mechanical means, regardless of shape or 149
size, to produce vapor from nicotine in a solution or from a 150
nicotine-adjacent product as defined in Section 97-32-51; 151
(ii) Includes a consumable nicotine liquid 152
solution or nicotine-adjacent product suitable for use in an ENDS 153
product, whether sold with the product or separately; and 154
(iii) Does not include any product regulated as a 155
drug or device under Chapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and 156
Cosmetic Act (21 USC Section 351 et seq.). 157
(d) "Timely filed premarket tobacco product 158
application" means an application pursuant to 21 USC Section 387j 159
for an ENDS product containing nicotine derived from tobacco 160
marketed in the United States as of August 8, 2016, that was 161
submitted to the United States Food and Drug Administration on or 162
before September 9, 2020, and accepted for filing. 163
(e) "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug 164
Administration. 165
SECTION 4. Section 75-102-2, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 166
brought forward as follows: 167
75-102-2. (1) Before September 1, 2025, and annually 168
thereafter, every manufacturer of an ENDS product that is sold for 169
retail sale or for sale to a consumer in Mississippi, whether 170
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directly or through an importer, wholesaler, distributor, 171
retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute 172
and deliver to the commissioner a certification, under penalty of 173
perjury on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, 174
that the manufacturer is compliant with this section and that, for 175
each ENDS product sold in Mississippi: 176
(a) The manufacturer has received a marketing granted 177
order for the ENDS product from the FDA pursuant to 21 USC Section 178
387j; 179
(b) The manufacturer submitted a timely filed premarket 180
tobacco product application for the ENDS product to the FDA 181
pursuant to 21 USC Section 387j, and the application either 182
remains under review by the FDA or has received a denial order 183
that has been and remains stayed by the FDA or court order, 184
rescinded by the FDA, or vacated by a court; or 185
(c) The manufacturer is not required to submit an 186
additional marketing granted order or premarket tobacco product 187
application for the ENDS product, because the ENDS product merely 188
reflects changes to the name, brand style, or packaging of an ENDS 189
product that is covered under paragraph (a) or (b) of this 190
subsection. 191
(2) The certification form shall separately list each brand 192
name, category (e.g., e-liquid, power unit, device, e-liquid 193
cartridge, e-liquid pod, disposable), product name, and flavor for 194
each ENDS product that is sold in Mississippi. 195
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(3) Each annual certification form shall be accompanied by: 196
(a) A copy of: 197
(i) The marketing granted order issued by the FDA 198
pursuant to 21 USC Section 387j; 199
(ii) A copy of the acceptance letter issued by the 200
FDA pursuant to 21 USC Section 387j for a timely filed premarket 201
tobacco product application; or 202
(iii) A document issued by FDA or by a court 203
confirming that the premarket tobacco product application has 204
received a denial order that has been and remains stayed by FDA or 205
court order, rescinded by FDA, or vacated by a court; and 206
(b) A payment of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for 207
each ENDS product each time a manufacturer submits an annual 208
certification form for that ENDS product, but not to exceed 209
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) annually per manufacturer. 210
(4) The information submitted by the manufacturer pursuant 211
to subsection (3)(a) of this section is considered confidential 212
commercial or financial information for purposes of the 213
Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 (Section 25-61-1, et al). 214
The manufacturer may redact certain confidential commercial or 215
financial information provided under subsection (3)(a) of this 216
section. The commissioner shall not disclose such information 217
except as required or authorized by law. 218
(5) A manufacturer required to submit a certification form 219
pursuant to this section shall notify the commissioner within 220
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thirty (30) calendar days of any material change to the 221
certification form, including the issuance or denial of a 222
marketing authorization or other order by the FDA pursuant to 21 223
USC Section 387j, or any other order or action by the FDA or any 224
court that affects the ability of the ENDS product to be 225
introduced or delivered into interstate commerce for commercial 226
distribution in the United States. 227
(6) To the extent that 21 USC Section 387j is amended, or 228
subsequent regulations or other official federal guidance or 229
formal policy statement is issued, changing compliance 230
requirements or standards for an ENDS product to become federally 231
compliant, each manufacturer of an ENDS product that is sold for 232
retail sale in Mississippi shall submit documentation to the 233
commissioner substantiating compliance with such new federal 234
requirements or standards within thirty (30) days of the date 235
compliance with such requirement or standard is mandated. Failure 236
to substantiate compliance with new federal requirements or 237
standards shall be grounds for removal of the manufacturer and its 238
ENDS products from the directory established in this section. 239
(7) Beginning on October 1, 2025, the commissioner shall 240
maintain and make publicly available on the department's official 241
website a directory that lists all ENDS product manufacturers, 242
brand names, categories (e.g., e-liquid, e-liquid cartridge, 243
e-liquid pod, disposable), product names, and flavors for which 244
certification forms have been submitted and approved by the 245
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commissioner and shall update the directory at least monthly to 246
ensure accuracy. The commissioner shall establish a process to 247
provide manufacturers, licensed retailers, distributors, and 248
wholesalers notice of the initial publication of the directory and 249
changes made to the directory in the prior month. 250
(8) Neither a manufacturer nor its ENDS products shall be 251
included or retained in the directory if the commissioner 252
determines that any of the following apply: 253
(a) The manufacturer failed to provide a complete and 254
accurate certification as required by subsection (1) of this 255
section; 256
(b) The manufacturer submitted a certification that 257
does not comply with the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) 258
of this section; 259
(c) The manufacturer failed to include with its 260
certification the payment required by subsection (3)(b) of this 261
section; 262
(d) The manufacturer sold ENDS products in Mississippi 263
required to be certified under this section during a period when 264
either the manufacturer or the ENDS product had not been certified 265
and listed on the directory; or 266
(e) The information provided by the manufacturer in its 267
certification is determined by the commissioner to contain false 268
information or contains material misrepresentations or omissions. 269
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(9) The commissioner shall provide manufacturers notice and 270
an opportunity to cure deficiencies before removing manufacturers 271
or ENDS products from the directory. 272
(a) The commissioner may not remove the manufacturer or 273
its ENDS products from the directory until at least thirty (30) 274
business days after the manufacturer has been given notice of an 275
intended action setting forth the reasons therefor. Notice shall 276
be sufficient and be deemed immediately received by a manufacturer 277
if the notice is sent either electronically or by facsimile to an 278
electronic mail address or facsimile number, as the case may be, 279
provided by the manufacturer in its most recent certification 280
filed under subsections (2) and (3) of this section. 281
(b) The ENDS product manufacturer shall have fifteen 282
(15) business days from the date of service of the notice of the 283
commissioner's intended action to cure the deficiencies or 284
otherwise establish that the ENDS product manufacturer or its ENDS 285
products should be included in the directory. 286
(c) Retailers shall have thirty (30) days following the 287
removal of a manufacturer or its ENDS products from the directory 288
to sell such ENDS products that were in the retailer's inventory 289
as of the date of removal. 290
(d) After thirty (30) calendar days following removal 291
from the directory, the ENDS product of a manufacturer identified 292
in the notice of removal and intended for retail sale or for sale 293
to a consumer in Mississippi is subject to seizure, forfeiture, 294
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and destruction by the department, the Mississippi Attorney 295
General's Office, or any law enforcement agency in the State of 296
Mississippi, and may not be purchased or sold for retail sale or 297
for sale to a consumer in Mississippi. The cost of such seizure, 298
forfeiture, and destruction shall be borne by the person from whom 299
the ENDS products are confiscated, except that no ENDS products 300
may be seized from a consumer who has made a bona fide purchase of 301
such ENDS product. The department, Mississippi Attorney General's 302
Office, or other law enforcement agency in the State of 303
Mississippi may store and dispose of the seized ENDS products as 304
appropriate, in accordance with federal, state and local laws 305
pertaining to storage and disposal of such ENDS products. 306
(10) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of 307
this subsection (10), beginning on October 1, 2025, or on the date 308
that the commissioner first makes the directory available for 309
public inspection on the department's official website, whichever 310
is later, ENDS products not included in the directory, shall not 311
be sold for retail sale in Mississippi, either directly or through 312
an importer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or similar 313
intermediary or intermediaries. 314
(b) Each retailer shall have sixty (60) days from the 315
date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for 316
inspection on its the department's website to sell ENDS products 317
that were in its inventory and not included in the directory or 318
remove those ENDS products from inventory. 319
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(c) Each distributor or wholesaler shall have sixty 320
(60) days from the date that the commissioner first makes the 321
directory available for inspection on the department's website to 322
remove those ENDS products intended for sale in the state from its 323
inventory. 324
(d) After sixty (60) calendar days following 325
publication of the directory, ENDS products not listed in the 326
directory and intended for retail sale or for sale to a consumer 327
in Mississippi are subject to seizure, forfeiture, and destruction 328
by the department, the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, or 329
any law enforcement agency in the State of Mississippi, and may 330
not be purchased or sold for retail sale or for sale to a consumer 331
in Mississippi except as provided in subsection (9) of this 332
section. The cost of such seizure, forfeiture, and destruction 333
shall be paid by the person from whom the ENDS products are 334
confiscated, except that no ENDS products may be seized from a 335
consumer who has made a bona fide purchase of such ENDS product. 336
The department, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, or other 337
law enforcement agency may store and dispose of the seized ENDS 338
products as appropriate, in accordance with federal, state, and 339
local laws pertaining to storage and disposal of such ENDS 340
products. 341
(11) (a) A manufacturer, retailer, distributor, wholesaler, 342
or importer who sells or offers for sale an ENDS product for 343
retail sale or for sale to a consumer in Mississippi that is not 344
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included in the directory shall be subject to a criminal penalty 345
imposed by the Mississippi Attorney General's Office or a district 346
attorney. Each violation of the provisions of this subsection 347
(11) shall be treated as a separate offense. A violation of this 348
subsection shall be punishable as follows: 349
(i) For each individual ENDS product offered for 350
sale in violation of this section until the offending ENDS product 351
is removed from the market or until the offending ENDS product is 352
properly listed on the directory, the penalty shall be not more 353
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per ENDS product per day. 354
(ii) For a second violation of this type within a 355
twelve-month period, the penalty shall be at least Seven Hundred 356
Fifty Dollars ($750.00), but not more than One Thousand Dollars 357
($1,000.00), per ENDS product per day. 358
(iii) For a third violation of this type within a 359
twelve-month period after the initial violation, the penalty shall 360
be at least One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), but not more than 361
One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), per ENDS product 362
per day. 363
(iv) For any subsequent violation, the Attorney 364
General or district attorney may bring an action in the 365
appropriate state court to prevent a manufacturer, retailer, 366
distributor, wholesaler, or importer from selling or offering to 367
sell an ENDS product that is not included in the directory. 368
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(v) If the ENDS product contains any controlled 369
substance, including, but not limited to, fentanyl, that causes 370
the recipient of such to require emergency medical care as a 371
result of using the ENDS product, then the applicable penalty 372
described in this paragraph (a) shall be trebled, and any other 373
penalty provided by law for the sale, possession, or furnishing of 374
a controlled substance shall be added. 375
(b) Additionally, a manufacturer whose ENDS products 376
are not listed in the directory and who causes the ENDS products 377
that are not listed to be sold for retail sale in Mississippi, 378
whether directly or through an importer, distributor, wholesaler, 379
retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, is subject to 380
a civil penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) 381
per day for each individual ENDS product offered for sale in 382
violation of this section until the offending ENDS product is 383
removed from the market or until the offending ENDS product is 384
properly listed on the directory. In addition, any manufacturer 385
that falsely represents any information required by a 386
certification form shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each false 387
representation. 388
(c) In an action to enforce this section, the state 389
shall be entitled to recover costs, including the costs of 390
investigation, expert witness fees and reasonable attorney fees. 391
(d) A repeated violation of this section shall 392
constitute a deceptive trade practice under Section 75-24-5. 393
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(12) (a) A manufacturer not registered to do business in 394
the state shall, as a condition precedent to having its name or 395
its products listed and retained in the directory, appoint and 396
continually engage without interruption a registered agent in 397
Mississippi for service of process on whom all process and any 398
action or proceeding arising out of the enforcement of this 399
section may be served. The manufacturer shall provide to the 400
commissioner the name, address, and telephone number of its agent 401
for service of process and shall provide any other information 402
relating to its agent as may be requested by the commissioner. 403
(b) A manufacturer located outside of the United States 404
shall, as an additional condition precedent to having its products 405
listed or retained in the directory, cause each of its importers 406
of any of its ENDS products to be sold in Mississippi to appoint, 407
and continually engage without interruption, the services of an 408
agent in the state in accordance with the provisions of this 409
section. All obligations of a manufacturer imposed by this 410
section with respect to appointment of its agent shall also apply 411
to the importers with respect to appointment of their agents. 412
(c) A manufacturer shall provide written notice to the 413
commissioner thirty (30) calendar days prior to the termination of 414
the authority of an agent appointed under paragraphs (a) and (b) 415
of this subsection (12). No less than five (5) calendar days 416
prior to the termination of an existing agent appointment, a 417
manufacturer shall provide to the commissioner the name, address 418
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and telephone number of its newly appointed agent for service of 419
process and shall provide any other information relating to the 420
new appointment as may be requested by the commissioner. In the 421
event an agent terminates an agency appointment, the manufacturer 422
shall notify the commissioner of the termination within five (5) 423
calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the 424
commissioner of the appointment of a new agent. 425
(13) (a) Any nonresident or foreign manufacturer that has 426
not registered to do business in the state as a foreign 427
corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to 428
having its name or its ENDS products listed and retained in the 429
directory submit to the commissioner a surety bond or other cash 430
security payable to the State of Mississippi in the amount of 431
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). The bond shall be 432
posted by a corporate surety located within the United States. 433
(b) The bond shall be conditioned on the performance by 434
the manufacturer of all requirements and obligations imposed by 435
this section. A surety on a manufacturer's bond shall be liable 436
up to the amount of the bond, and the state may execute on such 437
surety bond, for the payment of fines and penalties imposed on the 438
manufacturer under this section and for the costs of seizure and 439
destruction of ENDS products sold in violation of this section. 440
If the state executes on the surety bond, it may require the 441
manufacturer to provide an additional bond as a condition 442
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precedent for retaining the manufacturer or its ENDS products in 443
the directory. 444
(c) A surety on a bond furnished by a manufacturer as 445
provided in this section shall be released and discharged from 446
liability to the state accruing on the bond after expiration of 447
sixty (60) days from the date upon which such surety shall have 448
lodged with the commissioner a written request to be released and 449
discharged. This provision shall not operate to relieve, release, 450
or discharge the surety from liability already accrued or which 451
shall accrue before the expiration of the sixty-day period. The 452
commissioner shall, upon receiving any such request, notify the 453
manufacturer who furnished the bond. Unless the manufacturer, on 454
or before the expiration of the sixty-day period, files with the 455
commissioner a new bond, with the surety approved by and 456
acceptable to the commissioner, the commissioner shall remove the 457
manufacturer and its ENDS products from the directory. 458
(14) Each retailer, distributor, and wholesaler that sells 459
or distributes ENDS products in this state or sells ENDS products 460
to consumers in this state shall be subject to at least two (2) 461
unannounced compliance checks annually by the department for 462
purposes of enforcing this section. Unannounced follow-up 463
compliance checks of all noncompliant retailers, distributors, and 464
wholesalers shall be conducted within thirty (30) days after any 465
violation of this article. The department shall publish the 466
results of all compliance checks annually and shall make the 467
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ST: Nicotine-adjacent product; define and
prohibit the sale to persons under 21 years of
age.
results available to the public upon request. This section does 468
not affect the authority of the Attorney General's Office under 469
Section 97-32-21 to ensure compliance with the Mississippi 470
Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act of 1997 by conducting 471
random, unannounced inspection checks where alternative nicotine 472
products, tobacco, or tobacco products are sold or distributed. 473
The Attorney General's Office shall also have the authority to 474
conduct random, unannounced inspections at locations where ENDS 475
products are sold to ensure compliance with this section. 476
(15) The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary to 477
effectuate the purposes of this section. By January 1, 2026, the 478
department shall promulgate rules and regulations and implement a 479
permitting process for retailers, wholesalers, and distributors of 480
ENDS products in Mississippi. 481
(16) All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner 482
pursuant to this section shall be used for administration and 483
enforcement of this section. 484
(17) Before January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the 485
commissioner shall provide a report to the Legislature regarding 486
the status of the directory, manufacturers and ENDS products 487
included in the directory, revenue and expenditures related to 488
administration of this section, and enforcement activities 489
undertaken pursuant to this section. 490
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from 491
and after July 1, 2026. 492