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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 345: Relating to the regulation of certain tobacco products, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the regulation of certain tobacco products. The bill requires a person who engages in the business of a device retailer through a retail outlet or delivery sales to receive and hold a permit as a tobacco retailer, comply with provisions applicable to a tobacco retailer, sell tobacco products in addition to devices at the retail outlet or through delivery sales, and hold a permit as a device retailer. The bill provides for the application for and issuance of device retailer permits by cities and counties depending upon the location of the retailer; requires the payment of a fee for each permit; and provides for annual expiration of the permits.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

9 million in FY 2026 to the Specialty Courts and Diversion Programs Fund as a result of the excise tax collected. Figure 2 provides revenue estimates for the Fund through FY 2029.

House subcommittee · named January 24, 2024

  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John Forbes (D)
  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: CAFE Iowa Citizen's Action Network (Clean Air for Everyone); FUELIowa (PMCI); Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Nurses Association; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 21, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 21, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 3, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 6, 2023Passed the Senate, 47–2
  5. March 7, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 7, 2023Arrived in the House
  7. March 28, 2023House subcommittee named: Thompson, P., Forbes and Jones
  8. April 3, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  9. April 13, 2023Approved by the House committee
  10. January 24, 2024House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Forbes and Harris
  11. February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 5, 2024Passed the House, 90–7
  13. March 20, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  14. March 25, 2024Passed the Senate, 47–0
  15. March 26, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  16. April 17, 2024Passed the House, 68–27
  17. May 3, 2024Sent to the Governor
  18. May 8, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  19. May 17, 2024Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF345