HCS/HB 344 - Under this act, the state's laws shall preempt any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances and regulations that prevent the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products to persons under the age of 21. This act is substantially similar to SCS/SB 231 (2025), SB 911 (2024), SB 522 (2023), and HCS/HB 1039 (2023) and similar to a provision in SB 1158 (2022). SARAH HASKINS
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