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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2011: Relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, creating the Iowa cancer research fund, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill regulates alternative nicotine products and vapor products and imposes taxes upon the wholesale sales price of such products, and makes numerous conforming changes to Code chapter 453A (cigarettes and tobacco-related products). The bill defines “nicotine analog” to mean a substance that has a chemical structure that is substantially similar to nicotine, or that has an effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to, or greater than, the effects of nicotine on the central nervous system.

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 7 against

For: Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Rural Health Association

Against: Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates; Americans For Prosperity; FUELIowa (PMCI); Iowans For Alternatives To Smoking And Tobacco; Maverik, Inc.; PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates; RAI Service Co.

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee

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/91/HF2011