SB 1418 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Heated Tobacco Products

Summary

Heated Tobacco Products; Revising the definition of the term “cigarette”; revising the definition of the term “tobacco product”; defining the term “heated tobacco product”; revising the definition of the term “tobacco product”, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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S 1418 Filed → S 1418 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill defines 'heated tobacco products' as a distinct category from traditional cigarettes and modifies several Florida statutes to exclude heated tobacco products from certain definitions and tax categories. The changes clarify that heated tobacco products are not considered cigarettes for regulatory purposes and rename a tax chapter to explicitly include heated tobacco products as a separate category.

Scope change

The bill expands the regulatory framework to specifically address heated tobacco products by creating a new definition and modifying existing tobacco product definitions to exclude heated tobacco products from the cigarette definition.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'heated tobacco product' in s. 210.25, defining it as a product that heats tobacco without combustion to produce an inhalable aerosol.

Modified the definition of 'cigarette' in s. 210.01 to explicitly exclude heated tobacco products as defined in s. 210.25.

Modified the definition of 'tobacco product' in multiple statutes (s. 210.095, s. 210.25, s. 569.002) to include heated tobacco products as a separate category.

Modified the definition of 'tobacco product products' in s. 210.25 to exclude heated tobacco products from the exclusion list, meaning heated tobacco products are now treated separately from loose tobacco products.

REQUIREMENT

Renamed Part II of Chapter 210 from 'Tax on Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes or Cigars' to 'Tax on Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, or Cigars' to reflect the new product category.

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Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Regulated Industries; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors