HB 1434 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for the offense of sale of tobacco products; and imposing penalties.

House Bill 1434 amends Pennsylvania's Crimes and Offenses statute to specifically address the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems to minors. This legislation introduces new penalties for retailers who violate this prohibition. For a first or second offense, a retailer would face a $5,000 fine. A third offense would result in a $5,000 fine and the permanent revocation of their cigarette license. This bill directly affects retailers by imposing stricter financial and licensing consequences for selling these products to minors.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2025 Last action Jun 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN1670 Printer's No. PN3716 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update reflects the addition of new co-sponsors and the formal reporting of the bill from the Judiciary Committee with amendments. A key substantive change involves clarifying the penalty for retailers who illegally sell electronic nicotine delivery systems to minors; the license revocation is now explicitly specified as a 'Tobacco Products Tax' license rather than just a 'cigarette' license.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding enforcement penalties was clarified to specifically cover Tobacco Products Tax licenses, ensuring broader applicability to various tobacco-related licensing violations.
ELIGIBILITY

Added five new co-sponsors (Cooper, Zimmerman, Khan, Curry, and Gillen) to the list of legislators introducing the bill.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill status to indicate it was reported from the Committee on Judiciary and amended on June 26, 2026.

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that a permanent revocation of a 'Tobacco Products Tax' license is the penalty for a third offense of selling electronic nicotine delivery systems to minors, expanding the specific license type mentioned in the previous version.

Floor votes · House Jun 25, 2026

How they voted

260
Passed
Total votes 26
Jun 25, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 26, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jun 25, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors