# Arkansas SB252: TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ARKANSAS YOUTH. Arkansas SB252, TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ARKANSAS YOUTH., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Jeff Wardlaw (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-14 (Notification that SB252 is now Act 590) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB252-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB252 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ARKANSAS YOUTH. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-04-14, Notification that SB252 is now Act 590 - Sponsors: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Jeff Wardlaw (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Kids get stronger nicotine product protections: benefit, low. Arkansas retailers must sell alternative nicotine products and e-liquids in child-resistant packaging that meets federal standards. Covered tobacco and nicotine products cannot use child-appealing brands, images, characters, or specified candy and dessert references in marketing. The law also bans… - Unsafe nicotine products face removal: benefit, low. Sellers cannot sell contaminated or adulterated tobacco, vapor, alternative nicotine, or e-liquid products to people in Arkansas. This includes filthy or decomposed products, harmful added substances, and products lacking required certification. Arkansas Tobacco Control can inspect authorized stora… - Product fees fund enforcement and training: benefit, low. Certification fees and civil penalties go to the Arkansas Tobacco Control Revenue Fund. The fund can pay agency operating costs, seller education and training, and enforcement of tobacco and product-safety laws. When the contingency in Acts 2023, No. 629, § 17 is met, it can also pay eligible hemp-… - Public vape listings limit product choices: mixed, medium. Arkansas Tobacco Control must post a directory of certified manufacturers and products by November 1, 2025, and update it monthly. Beginning November 1, 2025, or the directory's first public posting, whichever is later, knowingly selling, offering, or possessing unlisted products is unlawful. The b… - Product violations bring fines and hearings: mixed, low. Manufacturers face $1,000 per unlisted product starting November 1, 2025, or the directory's first public posting, whichever is later; the penalty continues until removal or listing. Knowingly false certifications carry $75,000–$250,000 penalties each, and repeat violations are deceptive trade prac… - Vape makers face fees, get privacy: mixed, low. Manufacturers pay $500 initially and $250 for annual renewal for each vapor or e-liquid brand family. A nonresident manufacturer not registered to do business in Arkansas must continuously keep an Arkansas agent for legal notices. Foreign manufacturers must ensure their Arkansas importers also keep… - Vape sales face rules and exemptions: mixed, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, vapor and e-liquid sales in Arkansas require manufacturer certification under penalty of perjury. The application route requires U.S. market presence by August 8, 2016, and a federal application by September 9, 2020. That application must remain under review, or a feder… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jonathan Dismang (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jeff Wardlaw (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karilyn Brown (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 7, 2025 9:09:44 PM | pass | 87 | 3 | 3 | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Senate Vote - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:37:17 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-14: Notification that SB252 is now Act 590 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Returned to the Senate as passed. (House) - 2025-04-07: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-04-01: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-03-19: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES (House) - 2025-03-19: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2025-03-19: Ordered immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-17: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Amendment # 2 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Re-referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-25: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB252 - Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB252.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=590.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [SB252 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FSB252.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=590.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB252-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).