# Alabama HB8: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided Alabama HB8, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Drummond (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB8-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB8 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, regulation of retail sale of certain tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems, further provided - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (462 yes, 120 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vape shops gain more location choices: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, the law repeals the prior state location limits for specialty vaping retailers. These retailers have more freedom to choose locations. Other applicable requirements still apply. - Nicotine fees fund enforcement and education: benefit, low. The law creates a Vaping Licensing and Enforcement Fund receiving permit collections and other chapter revenue, including specialty retail license fees. Its split is 40% for Board enforcement and prevention, 20% for state law enforcement, 20% for education, and 20% for courts' education and nonresi… - Tobacco sellers face escalating permit penalties: cost, high. General permit penalties apply to the permit holder, not the employee, for violations at one location within two years. A first violation can bring up to $1,000; a second requires a fine up to $2,500. A third or later violation requires a fine up to $5,000 and permit revocation. No permit can be re… - Unlisted nicotine products bring steep penalties: cost, high. Retail permit holders offering unlisted nicotine products face $1,000 for a first offense and $2,500 for a second. A third or later offense within four years brings $5,000, permit revocation, and no new permit there for at least one year. Unlisted products are contraband subject to seizure and forf… - Vape sellers face licenses and fees: cost, high. Beginning June 1, 2025, covered vaping products require specialty retail sellers, except permitted sellers offering products with specified federal authorization. Each specialty location requires a $50 application and a $1,000 license renewed annually. A store qualifies as a specialty retailer by m… - Under-21 tobacco rules cover more products: cost, medium. The law changes the tobacco chapter's definition of a minor from under 19 to under 21. People under 21 cannot buy, use, possess, or transport covered tobacco products, nicotine products, liquids, substitutes, and specified inhaled cannabinoid substances. Covered electronic devices are prohibited re… - Nicotine sellers face stricter access rules: cost, medium. Beginning June 1, 2025, specialty vaping shops must bar everyone under 21 from entering. Every patron must have a driver license or nondriver ID electronically scanned through a Board-approved third-party service. Vending-machine distribution of covered tobacco and nicotine products is banned, incl… - Illegal nicotine stock risks seizure costs: cost, medium. Covered products stored in Alabama for unlawful sale or distribution are contraband subject to seizure, forfeiture, and possible destruction. Their containers and property substantially connected with violations can also be seized and forfeited. Searches, seizures, and destruction follow the refere… - Nicotine retailers must post updated warnings: cost, low. Covered retailers must post a prominent 8½-by-11-inch warning near the point of sale. It must explain the under-21 purchase ban, nicotine addiction, and health risks, and accurately identify the product types sold. Sellers of alternative nicotine products, e-liquids, or electronic nicotine devices… - Nicotine companies face tighter advertising limits: cost, low. Covered nicotine ads cannot make cessation or healthier-alternative claims, except FDA-authorized modified-risk claims used as the order allows. Billboard flavor ads are limited to tobacco, mint, or menthol; billboards within 1,000 feet of K–12 schools or public playgrounds are banned. Brand-linked… - Youth vaping violations require classes: mixed, medium. Violations by people under 19 are delinquent acts handled only by juvenile court. A first violation requires parent or guardian notice and an in-person vaping education class. A second requires a nonresidential addiction or substance-abuse course approved by the court and Alabama Department of Publ… - Tobacco businesses pay permit transfer fees: mixed, low. Distributors of tobacco, tobacco products, or non-vapor alternative nicotine products need a $150 annual permit for each location. New applicants on or after the law's effective date also pay a one-time, nonrefundable $50 filing fee. With Board approval, a permit can transfer to someone taking cont… - Schools tighten vaping rules and education: mixed, low. Effective June 1, 2025, the law requires a state model policy by September 1 and local policies by November 1, 2025. Policies must ban student possession and use of covered products at public K–12 schools, on buses, and at school-sponsored events. They must also ban employee use on campus and set g… - Nicotine makers face product listing rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, directory additions require U.S. making, packaging, labeling, and manufacturing of products and components, or specified FDA authorization. Manufacturers must certify nicotine source, manufacturing location, federal eligibility basis, application tracking number, name, su… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Drummond Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1197 | pass | 52 | 43 | 6 | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 990 | pass | 33 | 1 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 991 | pass | 18 | 16 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 992 | pass | 28 | 5 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 860 | pass | 89 | 9 | 1 | | 2025-04-15 | House | Drummond motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 859 | pass | 59 | 36 | 4 | | 2025-04-15 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 858 | pass | 86 | 9 | 1 | | 2025-04-15 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 97 | 1 | 5 | ## Actions (28) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Sessions 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 990 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Singleton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 991 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 992 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Drummond Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1197 (House) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House) - 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-15: Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-15: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 858 (House) - 2025-04-15: Pettus 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-04-15: Drummond motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 859 (House) - 2025-04-15: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 860 (House) - 2025-04-15: Engrossed (House) - 2025-04-09: Judiciary 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-04-09: Judiciary 2nd Amendment (House) - 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB8-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB8-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).