Tobacco tax; tax vapor products.

HB 1652 would have amended Mississippi's tobacco tax law to define "vapor products" (like e-cigarettes) as taxable tobacco products and impose an excise tax on them. The bill directly affected vapor product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers by requiring them to pay this new tax on sales. Key mechanisms included updating definitions in the tax code to include vapor products under "tobacco" and establishing a specific excise tax rate for these items. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and was never enacted.