Requires inspections of retail cigarette and vapor product dealers.
This bill requires New Jersey retailers selling cigarettes or vapor products to undergo two annual inspections by health officials to enforce flavor restrictions. It directly affects businesses selling flavored cigarettes (except tobacco, clove, or menthol) or flavored vapor products (like fruit or candy flavors), which are prohibited under existing law. Inspectors must conduct follow-up checks within three months if a violation is found, and penalties include fines up to $1,000 per cigarette violation or $2,000 per vapor product violation, paid to the local municipality. The inspections aim to ensure compliance with bans on non-tobacco flavors in these products.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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Dec 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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