All Roll Calls
Yes: 287 • No: 0
IndianaSB 144Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)SenateWALLET
Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.
Sponsored By: Scott Alexander (Republican)
Signed by Governor
corrections and criminal lawthe housecourts and criminal code
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Under 21 bans on buying and possession
Beginning July 1, 2026, if you are under 21, you cannot buy, accept for personal use, or carry tobacco products or vapor devices. It is also illegal to have a fake or altered ID to buy these items. You have a defense if you handled the products in the normal course of a job in farming, processing, transport, wholesale, or retail. Violations are infractions.
No vape ads near schools
Beginning July 1, 2026, businesses cannot advertise e‑liquid or vapor products within 1,000 feet of school property. A violation is a Class C infraction. With a prior unrelated judgment for this rule, it becomes a Class C misdemeanor.
Tighter under 21 tobacco and vape sales
Beginning July 1, 2026, retailers and delivery sellers cannot sell, deliver, or distribute tobacco products or vapor devices to anyone under 21. Buying for delivery to someone under 21 is also illegal, and giveaways used to promote a product count as distributing. A sale under this rule happens only when the buyer pays the seller. It is not a defense that the recipient did not use the product. Sellers are not liable unless the under 21 person is cited under section 10.5, except for law‑enforcement stings. No one can be charged twice for the same act under both sections. Civil penalties go to the Richard D. Doyle tobacco education and enforcement fund. Defenses include a valid photo ID showing age 21+, the buyer looked at least 30, or the person handled the product as part of their job.
Clearer definitions for tobacco and vapes
Beginning July 1, 2026, a tobacco product includes any item with tobacco or nicotine, including e‑liquids, that is meant for people to use and is not FDA‑approved to help quit. The criminal rules use a uniform definition of e‑liquid. A vapor device means a powered vaporizer that turns e‑liquid into inhaled vapor. These definitions give clearer coverage for retailers, makers, and enforcement.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Scott Alexander
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Aaron Freeman
Republican • Senate
Daryl Schmitt
Republican • Senate
Elizabeth Rowray
Republican • House
Eric Koch
Republican • Senate
J.D. Prescott
Republican • House
Linda Rogers
Republican • Senate
Mike Bohacek
Republican • Senate
Spencer Deery
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
Roll Call 320 on SB0144.05.ENGH.CCS001
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2026
Roll Call 417 on SB0144.05.ENGH.CCH001
Yes: 96 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
Roll Call 341 on SB0144.04.COMH
Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 1/22/2026
Roll Call 50 on SB0144.03.ENGS
Yes: 44 • No: 0 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
3/5/2026SenatePublic Law 141
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker
3/3/2026HouseCCR # 1 filed in the House
2/27/2026HouseCCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President Pro Tempore
2/27/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
2/27/2026SenateRules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 417: yeas 96, nays 0
2/27/2026HouseRules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 50, nays 0
2/27/2026SenateSenate conferees appointed: Alexander, Niezgodski
2/25/2026SenateSenate dissented from House amendments
2/25/2026SenateMotion to dissent filed
2/25/2026SenateSenate advisors appointed: Freeman, Jackson L
2/25/2026SenateHouse advisors appointed: Prescott, Bascom, Manning, Burton, Gore
2/25/2026HouseHouse conferees appointed: Rowray, DeLaney
2/25/2026HouseReturned to the Senate with amendments
2/25/2026HouseThird reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 97, nays 0
2/24/2026HouseAmendment #1 (Burton) prevailed; voice vote
2/23/2026HouseSecond reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/23/2026HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/19/2026HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/28/2026HouseReferred to the House
1/23/2026SenateThird reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 44, nays 0
1/22/2026SenateCosponsor: Representative Prescott
1/22/2026SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Rowray
1/22/2026Senate
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