Specialized Product Sales Amendments
HB 385 creates a new licensing system for businesses primarily selling nicotine products (like e-cigarettes and vaping products), defined as those where such sales make up over 35% of total revenue. These "retail tobacco specialty businesses" must obtain a $10,000 annual license from the Utah Department of Agriculture, provide a detailed product list including ingredients, and disclose ownership information. The bill prohibits licensing for businesses with owners convicted of certain crimes, bans advertising nicotine products in specific locations, and criminalizes negligent sales of these products to minors. This directly affects vape shops and similar retailers meeting the sales threshold, imposing new registration, reporting, and licensing requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Signed Mar 25, 2026
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Substitute #3
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Mar 25, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized by removing a timestamp from the version history and making minor text updates to the section titles regarding tobacco and electronic cigarette advertising. These changes clarify the scope of the advertising restrictions to explicitly include electronic cigarettes and nicotine products in the section headers, ensuring the law's title matches its content.
Scope change
The scope of the advertising prohibition section was clarified to explicitly include electronic cigarettes and nicotine products in the section title, aligning the header with the detailed text.
DEFINITION
The title of Section 8 was updated to explicitly include 'electronic cigarette' and 'nicotine product' alongside cigarettes and tobacco in the violation description.
The title of Section 9 was updated to explicitly include 'electronic cigarette product' and 'nicotine product' alongside tobacco products in the unlawful sale description.
TECHNICAL
A timestamp from the previous draft version was removed from the end of the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 29
Mar 7, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
N
Forward1
100% Yea
R
Republican22
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
59
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 25, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Mar 7, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-0-4)
senate
Mar 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
upper
Mar 7, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ to House with amendments
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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