Revises provisions relating to tobacco. (BDR 32-1098)

AB 536 lowers the excise tax on specific heated tobacco products (intended to be heated but not burned) to $0.90 per pack of 20 cigarettes, but only if they meet three conditions: FDA approval as a modified-risk product, less than 5% under-18 usage, and intended for heating. The bill reclassifies these products as "cigarettes" for tax and licensing purposes, meaning they are no longer treated as vapor products. It also bans the sale of these heated tobacco products through cigarette vending machines, a restriction that applies to both manufacturers and retailers. This directly affects manufacturers of these specific heated tobacco products and retailers selling them via vending machines.