# Utah S.B. 210: Nicotine Amendments Utah S.B. 210, Nicotine Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Jen Plumb (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB210-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 210 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Nicotine Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jen Plumb (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Crimes, Department of Public Safety, State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation, Tobacco and Other Nicotine Products, Local Health Departments, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Electronic Cigarettes, Division of Finance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (128 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some vape retailer sanctions are narrowed: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, missing records tracing products to their manufacturer no longer require doubled local health department fines. Retailers, distributors, and wholesalers still have 30 days to remove delisted electronic cigarette products from inventory and return them. Afterward, remaining pr… - Vape retailers face fewer inspection requirements: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, local health departments can continue regular inspections of electronic cigarette retailers. The law removes specified authority to examine retailer records and premises. It also removes required unannounced follow-up checks within 30 days after a violation. Departments must… - License fees fund youth nicotine enforcement: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah puts 88% of covered cigarette, tobacco, and nicotine license fees into a restricted account. The account also receives legislative appropriations. Subject to legislative funding approval, it pays for confiscated electronic cigarette disposal and additional officers.… - Unlisted vape products bring steep seller penalties: cost, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, covered sellers and manufacturers face $1,000 per unit for electronic cigarette products outside Utah's registry. A $100 daily penalty continues until the product leaves the market or is properly listed. For covered violations within 12 months, the state must suspend cigarett… - Unlicensed tobacco and nicotine sellers face fines: cost, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered cigarette businesses operating without a valid, unsuspended, unrevoked license face a $1,000 fine per violation. Selling, offering, or distributing nicotine or electronic cigarette products without a required license also brings a $1,000 fine per violation. These… - Retail staff face tougher underage-sales penalties: cost, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, tobacco retailer employees and owners face a class A misdemeanor for covered sales to people under 21. This applies when they intentionally or knowingly sell or give tobacco, electronic cigarette, or nicotine products during business. It replaces an infraction for a first off… - Tobacco sellers face yearly license renewals: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, cigarette, tobacco, and separate nicotine or electronic cigarette licenses last one year instead of three. During 2027, the state reissues pre-2027 licenses as one-year licenses in their original expiration month and charges the license fee. Cigarette license applicants m… - Higher seller fees, with licensing exemptions: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, required cigarette, tobacco, and separate nicotine or electronic cigarette licenses cost $250 to issue or renew. Cigarette license reinstatement also costs $250, replacing $30 issuance and reinstatement fees and $20 renewal fees. Cigarette retailers lose their fee exempti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jen Plumb (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Burton, Jefferson S. ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0210.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0210.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0210.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB210-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).