HB 412 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS: Provides relative to alternative nicotine products

HB 412 amends Louisiana law to require the state to maintain a directory of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. This directly affects manufacturers and retailers of these products by mandating they be listed in the state's updated directory. The key provision replaces previous statutory language with a specific requirement for a centralized product directory under Revised Statute 26:926.1. The bill focuses on improving transparency around these products through this administrative change, without altering product safety standards or pricing.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB412 Original HB412 Act 274 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a prefiled draft into an enrolled Act, finalizing its legal status. The core policy content regarding the directory for nicotine products was largely preserved, though the text was reorganized and some subsection labels were corrected during the legislative process.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on requiring manufacturers to certify the legal status of their nicotine products and maintaining a public directory of these products.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'Enrolled' and 'Act No. 274', replacing the original 'Prefiled' draft status.

Minor formatting corrections were made to fix inconsistent subsection labeling (e.g., changing 'Subsection A and B' to 'Subsections A and B').

The text was reorganized to align with standard legislative formatting, including the removal of the original 'TOBACCO' summary line and the insertion of the formal 'Be it enacted' clause.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 8, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Troy Romero
Troy Romero
RRepublican
LA
37