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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Printer's No. PN1670
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Printer's No. PN3716
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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
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Jun 25, 2026
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amen Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Gina Curry
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne McNeill
DDemocratic
Co
Jill Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
JG
José Giral
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Fleming
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Hanbidge
DDemocratic
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