An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date.

HB 49 raises Alaska's minimum age for purchasing, possessing, or exchanging tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, and nicotine products from 19 to 21 years old. It prohibits individuals under 21 from possessing these items, with exceptions for FDA-approved nicotine cessation products prescribed by a healthcare provider or provided through state-approved programs. The bill also updates vending machine rules, allowing them only in specific licensed venues with strict supervision or in controlled workplace areas requiring clear warning signs. These changes aim to reduce youth access to nicotine products while maintaining medical use pathways.