Modifies provisions relating to tobacco product regulations

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Modifies provisions relating to tobacco product regulations

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1064 - Under this act, the state's laws shall preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SB 1064 - Under this act, the state's laws shall preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.
• Additionally, nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances and regulations that prevent the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under the age of 21.
• Finally, the provisions of this act shall not be construed to preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision in effect as of January 1, 2026.
• This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 231 (2025) and similar to HCS/HB 344 (2025), SB 911 (2024), SB 522 (2023), HCS/HB 1039 (2023), and SB 1158 (2022).

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Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SB 1064 - Under this act, the state's laws shall preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.

Additionally, nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances and regulations that prevent the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products to persons under the age of 21.

Finally, the provisions of this act shall not be construed to preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations relating to tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision in effect as of January 1, 2026.

This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 231 (2025) and similar to HCS/HB 344 (2025), SB 911 (2024), SB 522 (2023), HCS/HB 1039 (2023), and SB 1158 (2022).
SARAH HASKINS

Current Bill Text

EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1064
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26).
4293S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 407.932, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to tobacco
products.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 407.932, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 407.932, 2
to read as follows:3
407.932. [Nothing in sections 407.925 to 407.932 shall 1
prohibit local political subdivisions from enacting more 2
stringent ordinances or rules.] 1. The state preempts the 3
field of regulating the sale of tobacco products, 4
alternative nicotine products, and vapor products, 5
including, but not limited to, local ordinances dealing with 6
ingredients, setting the age to sell or purchase over twenty- 7
one years of age, licensing bans, and product bans. The 8
provisions of sections 407.924 to 407.934 shall supersede 9
any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations 10
enacted by a county, municipality, or other political 11
subdivision to regulate the sale of tobacco products, 12
alternative nicotine products, or vapor products. 13
2. The provisions of this section shall not be 14
construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, or other 15
political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances or 16
regulations that set the age to sell or purchase tobacco 17
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products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products 18
to persons under twenty-one years of age. 19
3. The provisions of this section shall not be 20
construed to preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, 21
rules, or regulations relating to tobacco products, 22
alternative nicotine products, or vapor products that are 23
enacted by a county, municipality, or other political 24
subdivision and that are in effect as of January 1, 2026. 25
Any such local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation 26
that is enacted or amended after January 1, 2026, shall be 27
subject to the provisions of this section. 28
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