Retail tobacco/hemp; sale of products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age.
Summary
Sale of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age; civil penalty paid to locality. Requires that any civil penalty imposed for selling a retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking to persons younger than 21 years of age be deposited into the local treasury. Under current law, such civil penalty is paid into the state treasury.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Mar 14, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
House requested conference committee
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
House insisted on amendment
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Amended
Courts of Justice Amendment rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCJ sub: Criminal
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan McDougle
RRepublican
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