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Pennsylvania Supports Bill to Create Vape Product Directory

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has voiced his support for House Bill 1425, a measure that recently advanced through the PA House. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Jeanne McNeill, would establish a state directory for electronic nicotine devices, or vapes, similar to the existing system for cigarettes.

The bill would require vapor product manufacturers to certify annually that they have received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be legally sold in the state. AG Sunday praised the bill, highlighting the threat posed by “unregulated devices reaching the Commonwealth from overseas… flavored and packaged to entice young people,” often with no disclosures about potential dangers.

North Carolina’s New Vape Law Banning Thousands of Products

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A new state law is significantly altering the vaping market in North Carolina, with thousands of products, particularly popular flavored disposable vapes, vanishing from store shelves. The legislation, which was passed in 2024 and signed by then-Governor Roy Cooper, is now taking effect, leading to a surge in sales as consumers stock up before the restrictions are fully enforced.

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Tennessee’s New Vape Law: Product Directory & Massive Fines

Law Effective July 1, 2025, Toughens Carding, Adds Tax, and Imposes Severe Penalties for Underage Sales

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PMTA Vape Registry Bills: Protecting Health or Big Tobacco?

A new legislative trend is sweeping across the United States, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for vaping products. So-called Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) registry bills are gaining traction in numerous states, presented as a means to protect consumers from unregulated products and curb youth vaping. These laws typically restrict legal vape sales to only those products that have either received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through its rigorous PMTA pathway or are currently undergoing that intensive review process. Virginia recently confirmed its version of such a law, albeit with a one-year enforcement delay, while similar legislation in Iowa awaits the governor’s decision. However, these bills are far from universally praised. Tobacco harm reduction advocates and smaller, independent vape businesses decry them as overly restrictive, arguing they harmfully limit options for adult smokers seeking safer alternatives to cigarettes and effectively hand market dominance to large tobacco companies whose few FDA-authorized vaping products often fit the narrow criteria.

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FDA Updates Tobacco & Vape Application Forms Starting July 6th

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released six updated or new forms required for submitting new tobacco product applications through the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) and Substantial Equivalence (SE) pathways. Effective July 6, 2025, all applicants must use these revised forms for their submissions. The agency stated that failure to use the latest versions or complete them properly will generally result in the FDA refusing to accept the application.

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Passed Alabama HB8 Bans Non-FDA Vapes from Convenience Stores

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HB8 Awaits Governor’s Signature, Limits Non-FDA Approved Vapes in Convenience Stores

Alabama’s House Bill 8 (HB8), aimed at regulating the retail sale of nicotine vaping products, has successfully passed both the House and Senate and now awaits Governor Kay Ivey’s signature to become law. Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Drummond (D-Mobile), the bill places regulatory oversight under the state’s ABC Board.

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Iowa Vape Directory Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Court Rules State Law Unlawfully Infringes on Federal Authority

A federal judge has blocked nearly all provisions of a new Iowa law (House File 2677) that aimed to restrict the sale of e-cigarette products based on their U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval status. Chief U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose ruled the law likely violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by improperly attempting to enforce federal regulations.

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North Dakota Removes Vape Registry from AG Budget Bill

Concerns Over Business Impact Sideline Proposed E-cigarette Restrictions

The North Dakota House of Representatives approved the Attorney General’s Office budget on April 29, but notably without a contentious provision that would have created a state registry for electronic smoking devices. Critics, including smoke shop and gas station owners, had argued the registry posed a significant threat to small businesses.

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R.J. Reynolds Acquires 12 Synthetic Nicotine Vape PMTAs from Charlie’s Holdings

R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT), has acquired twelve pending Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) for synthetic nicotine disposable vaping devices from Charlie’s Holdings, Inc. The deal, finalized on April 16, 2025, was disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K filing the following day.

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Arkansas Vape Registry Law Bans Personal Possession (Act 590)

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Arkansas has enacted a sweeping new law regulating vaping products, becoming the 12th U.S. state to adopt a PMTA registry model. However, Act 590 (formerly Senate Bill 252), signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on April 14, 2025, includes a highly controversial provision rarely seen in Western democracies: a ban on the personal possession of vaping products deemed non-compliant by the state.

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