# Indiana SB 144: Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.

Indiana SB 144, Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices., is a Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Alexander (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Public Law 141) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 144
- State: Indiana
- Session: Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)
- Title: Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Public Law 141
- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: corrections and criminal law, the house, courts and criminal code
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (287 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Increases the penalty for a person who: (1) makes a delivery sale of an e-liquid to an individual less than 21 years of age; (2) sells or distributes a tobacco product to a person less than 21 years of age; and (3) purchases a tobacco product for a person less than 21 years of age; from a Class C infraction to a Class B infraction. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to make a delivery sale of a vapor device to an individual less than 21 years of age. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to: (1) sell or distribute a vapor device to a person less than 21 years of age; and (2) purchase a vapor device for a person less than 21 years of age. Makes it a Class C infraction for a person less than 21 years of age to purchase, accept, or possess a vapor device. Prohibits a person from advertising an e-liquid or a vapor product, by any medium, within 1,000 feet of school property.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Under-21 vape possession carries new penalties: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana's under-21 tobacco purchase and possession rules also cover vapor devices. Buying, accepting for personal use, or possessing either product is a Class C infraction. Possessing false age or identity evidence with intent to buy either product is also a Class C infracti…
- Higher penalties for supplying underage tobacco users: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana includes e-liquid and e-liquid products in its tobacco-product definition for the affected rules. The definition covers tobacco or nicotine products intended for human use, excluding products FDA-approved to help people quit tobacco. Vapor devices are powered devices…
- Vape advertisers face school-zone restrictions: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana bans e-liquid and vapor-product advertising in any medium within 1,000 feet of school property. A violation is a Class C infraction. It becomes a Class C misdemeanor if the offender has a prior unrelated judgment for violating this rule.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Koch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Bohacek (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 44 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2026-03-05: Public Law 141 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 417: yeas 96, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 50, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2026-02-27: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: House advisors appointed: Prescott, Bascom, Manning, Burton, Gore (House)
- 2026-02-25: House conferees appointed: Rowray, DeLaney (House)
- 2026-02-25: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2026-02-25: Senate advisors appointed: Freeman, Jackson L (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate conferees appointed: Alexander, Niezgodski (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to dissent filed (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 97, nays 0 (House)
- 2026-02-23: Amendment #1 (Burton) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2026-02-23: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2026-01-28: First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 44, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Cosponsor: Representative Prescott (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: House sponsor: Representative Rowray (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Schmitt added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senator Rogers added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senators Koch, Deery added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senator Bohacek added as third author (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: Authored by Senator Alexander (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales. (signed)
- HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters. (signed)
- HB 1266: Department of education and education matters. (signed)
- HB 1277: Health and human services matters. (signed)
- HB 1210: Department of local government finance. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.05.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.06.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.04.COMH?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/SB0144/versions/SB0144.02.COMS?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2026)
- [HB 1424: Farm and homestead food sales.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1424-2026)
- [HB 1406: Tax and fiscal matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1406-2026)
- [HB 1266: Department of education and education matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1266-2026)
- [HB 1277: Health and human services matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1277-2026)
- [HB 1210: Department of local government finance.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1210-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB144-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).