SPONSOR: Keathley
This bill specifies that the State of Missouri must preempt the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products.
This preemption will include local ordinances that deal with:
(1) Ingredients;
(2) Setting the age to sell or purchase at 21 years of age and above; and
(3) Licensing and products bans.
In addition, existing state regulations on the sale of tobacco products to minors found in Sections 407.924 through 407.934, RSMo, will supersede any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by a county, municipality, or other political subdivision regulating the sale of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products.
The bill does not prohibit counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enforcing ordinances or regulations that set the age to sell or purchase tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products to individuals under 21 years of age.
This bill is similar to HB 344 (2025); HB 2060 (2024); HB 1039 (2023); and SB 522 (2023).
Statutes affected: