Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB245: AN ACT relating to tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product licensure and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 10, 2026
Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to establish application form requirements for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; prohibit the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control from establishing any additional licensure requirements beyond those prescribed in statute; require the department to publish and maintain on its website the components required for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; amend various sections of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to require the Secretary of State to notify retailers that a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license is required to sell authorized nicotine vapor products; establish application requirements for a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; require the department to publish the application form on its website within 30 days of the effective date of this Act; require the licensing fee to be refunded to the applicant if a license is not issued; require a licensure renewal form and a licensing fee to be remitted to the department upon the renewal of a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; define "batch license"; allow a retailer with a license issued by the department under KRS Chapter 243 to renew a tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license on the date of its next renewal; allow an applicant or licensee to batch license using a singular application or renewal form; allow a licensee to batch license on the date of its next alcohol licensure renewal or 1 year from the date of issuance of its tobacco, nicotine, or vapor product license; require an applicant or licensee who chooses to batch license to multiply the licensure fee by the number of locations to be licensed or premises to be renewed; require the department to establish a singular application and renewal form for a batch license; allow the department to require a supplemental form for batch licensing if an alcohol license requires further information; grant a grace period to applicants for any error identified in an application by t
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
RS SB 245 Doc ID: XXXX FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SB The Free Conference Committee on has met as provided in the Rules of the House and Senate and hereby reports the following to be adopted: GA SCS X HCS For the above-referenced bill, with these amendments (if applicable): Committee (list by chamber and number): ; Floor (list by chamber and number): HFA 1 ; and The following Free Conference Committee action: On page 1, delete lines 23 to 24 in their entirety and insert the following in lieu thereof: "(b) For purposes of this subsection, tobacco products shall not include premium cigars or pipe tobacco."; and On page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: "(8) For purposes of this section, tobacco products shall not include premium cigars or pipe tobacco. (9) This section shall not be construed to authorize any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to order, purchase, receive, or use tobacco products.". RS SB 245 Doc ID: XXXX Senate Members House Members The above-named members, in separate votes by house, all concur in the provisions of this report. DATE For Clerk's Use: Adopted: Repassage Vote: