Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska SB24: TOBACCO/NICOTINE/E-CIG AGE; E-CIG TAX
Status: Vetoed, June 18, 2026
An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LAWS OF ALASKA Source Chapter No. HCS CSSB 24(FIN) am H _______ Relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date. _______________ THE ACT FOLLOWS ON PAGE Enrolled SB Relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date. _______________ * Section 1. AS 11.76.100(a) is amended to read: (a) A person commits the offense of selling or giving tobacco to a person under 21 years of age [MINOR] if the person (1) negligently sells a cigarette, a cigar, tobacco, or a product containing tobacco to a person under 21 [19] years of age; (2) is 21 [19] years of age or older and negligently exchanges or gives -1- Enrolled SB a cigarette, …
Sponsors
- Gary Stevens (R, SD-P) · primary sponsor
- Catherine Giessel (R, SD-E)
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I)
- Alyse Galvin (I, HD-014)
- Sara Hannan (D, HD-033)
- Donna Mears (D, HD-021)
- Andrew Gray (D, HD-020)
- Ashley Carrick (D, HD-035)
Latest actions
- : (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26
- : (S) 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- : (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y15 N5
- : (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- : (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 24(FIN) AM H
- : (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
- : (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y39 N1
- : (H) PASSED Y24 N16
Votes
- CONCUR AM OF (H) (May 20, 2026): 15 yea, 5 nay, failed
- PASSED (May 19, 2026): 24 yea, 16 nay, passed
- EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED (May 19, 2026): 39 yea, 1 nay, passed
- AM NO 6 AS AMD WITHDRAWN (May 19, 2026): 27 yea, 13 nay, failed
- AM NO 4 ADOPTED (May 19, 2026): 21 yea, 19 nay, passed
- AM NO 3 FAILED (May 19, 2026): 19 yea, 21 nay, failed
Subjects: AGE OF PERSONS, LICENSING, EDUCATION, TOBACCO, AGENCY, MINORS, BUSINESS, TAXATION
Common questions
- What is SB24?
- SB24 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): TOBACCO/NICOTINE/E-CIG AGE; E-CIG TAX.
- What does SB24 do?
- An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SB24?
- Vetoed as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: (S) VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26 (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB24?
- Gary Stevens (R, SD-P), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB24?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB 24
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