Tobacco and vapor products; modifying applicability of fines under the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act. Effective date.

SB 936 amends Oklahoma's Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco Act to hold store owners financially responsible for repeated violations when employees sell tobacco or vapor products to minors. Specifically, it adds fines for store owners ($1,000 for a third offense, $1,500 for fourth or subsequent offenses) alongside employee penalties, which were previously only applied to employees for the first two violations. The bill updates language to clarify that each violation by an employee constitutes a violation against the store owner for license suspension purposes. This change directly affects retail stores selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products, particularly those with repeated employee violations of age-checking rules.