HB1434 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

Children Taxes

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: A. BROWN
Last action: 2026-06-26
Official status: Re-committed to RULES, June 26, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

What This Bill Does

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

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Amendments

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A03947

06/25/26

Plain English: H1434B1670A03947 DMS:CMH 06/24/26 #90 A03947 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.

H1434B1670A03947 DMS:CMH 06/24/26 #90 A03947 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO.
1434 Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE BRIGGS Printer's No.
1670 Amend Bill, page 2, line 5, by striking out "cigarette" and inserting tobacco products tax 2026/90DMS/HB1434A03947 - 1 - 1 2 3

Bill History

2026-06-26 JUDICIARY
Reported as amended, June 26, 2026
2026-06-26 H
First consideration, June 26, 2026
2026-06-26 RULES
Re-committed to RULES, June 26, 2026
2025-05-08 JUDICIARY
Referred to JUDICIARY, May 8, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1670 PRINTER'S NO. 3716
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1434
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY A. BROWN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, McNEILL, SANCHEZ,
CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, PROBST, FRIEL, FLEMING, HANBIDGE, COOPER,
ZIMMERMAN, KHAN, CURRY AND GILLEN, MAY 8, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 26, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the
offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6305(b)(2) introductory paragraph of
Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended,
subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph and subsection
(h) is amended by adding an introductory paragraph to read:
§ 6305. Sale of tobacco products.
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(b) Penalty.--
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(2) [A] Except as provided in paragraph (4), a retailer
that violates subsection (a) shall be sentenced as follows:
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(4) A retailer that violates subsection (a) by selling
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an electronic nicotine delivery system shall be sentenced as
follows:
(i) for a first or second offense, to pay a fine of
$5,000; or
(ii) for a third offense, to pay a fine of $5,000
and permanent revocation of the cigarette TOBACCO
PRODUCTS TAX license.
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(h) Administrative action.--Except as provided in subsection
(b)(4):
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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