TOBACCO PRODUCTS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the sale of cigars.
This bill updates Idaho's tobacco laws to clarify definitions and regulations for the sale of cigars and related products. It establishes new categories for businesses, such as mobile cigar retailers and designated cigar gardens for events, and expands the definition of tobacco products to include various accessories and electronic smoking devices. The legislation also revises rules for how permits are issued, how vendors assist customers during sales, and how opened packages and samples are handled. These changes apply to retailers, distributors, and event organizers who sell or distribute tobacco products in Idaho.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Signed Apr 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House Mar 16, 2026
How they voted
33–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 26, 2026
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Grow, VanOrdenAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - ShippyTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 65-4-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson(Larsen), Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Redman, R
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Business
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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