HB 385 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Specialized Product Sales Amendments

HB 385 creates a new licensing system for businesses primarily selling nicotine products (like e-cigarettes and vaping products), defined as those where such sales make up over 35% of total revenue. These "retail tobacco specialty businesses" must obtain a $10,000 annual license from the Utah Department of Agriculture, provide a detailed product list including ingredients, and disclose ownership information. The bill prohibits licensing for businesses with owners convicted of certain crimes, bans advertising nicotine products in specific locations, and criminalizes negligent sales of these products to minors. This directly affects vape shops and similar retailers meeting the sales threshold, imposing new registration, reporting, and licensing requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Signed Mar 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Substitute #3 Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized by removing a timestamp from the version history and making minor text updates to the section titles regarding tobacco and electronic cigarette advertising. These changes clarify the scope of the advertising restrictions to explicitly include electronic cigarettes and nicotine products in the section headers, ensuring the law's title matches its content.
Scope change
The scope of the advertising prohibition section was clarified to explicitly include electronic cigarettes and nicotine products in the section title, aligning the header with the detailed text.
DEFINITION

The title of Section 8 was updated to explicitly include 'electronic cigarette' and 'nicotine product' alongside cigarettes and tobacco in the violation description.

The title of Section 9 was updated to explicitly include 'electronic cigarette product' and 'nicotine product' alongside tobacco products in the unlawful sale description.

TECHNICAL

A timestamp from the previous draft version was removed from the end of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026

How they voted

250
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 29
Mar 7, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
N Forward1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
18 Yea 4
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 25, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Mar 7, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-0-4)
senate
Mar 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
upper
Mar 7, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ to House with amendments
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors