Arkansas tobacco and nicotine laws

What Arkansas has enacted on tobacco and nicotine, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Arkansas is one of 37 states that enacted a tobacco and nicotine law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Bills in scope
6bills in scope
Past committee
3past committee
Most recent action
5 May 2025most recent action

Tobacco and nicotine laws enacted in Arkansas

3 tobacco and nicotine laws enacted in the Arkansas Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • SB 495TO AMEND DEFINITIONS USED UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977; AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "INVOICE" AND THE DEFINITION OF "INVOICE PRICE" USED UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977.Enacted 18 April 2025

    What it does: Amends the Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1977 to redefine "invoice" to require contemporaneous documentation showing itemized merchandise, quantities, prices, and identifying information for both seller and purchaser, and redefines "invoice price" as the price paid to acquire products for resale, or the manufacturer's highest normal business price if proof is absent.

    Excise taxes and stamps

  • SB 494TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF PERMITS ISSUED BY ARKANSAS TOBACCO CONTROL; AND TO CONSOLIDATE SEVERAL PERMITS INTO A SINGLE PERMIT UNDER THE ARKANSAS TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX ACT OF 1977.Enacted 18 April 2025

    What it does: Amends the Arkansas Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1977 to consolidate and reduce permits by establishing a single Wholesale Permit covering tobacco products, vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and e-liquid products at $1,000 annually, and allows manufacturers or importers dealing solely in cigars to obtain their permit at no cost by submitting federal licenses.

    Licensing, Excise taxes and stamps

  • SB 252TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HEALTH RISKS CAUSED BY VAPOR PRODUCTS AND E-LIQUID PRODUCTS; AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ARKANSAS YOUTH.Enacted 14 April 2025

    What it requires: The act cannot be fully evaluated from this amendment text alone, as it shows only proposed changes to an engrossed bill. The amendment modifies definitions of e-liquid and vapor products, changes effective dates from July 1, 2025 to November 1, 2025, and adjusts penalty amounts.

    Flavor bans and product standards, Minimum age and youth access

Tobacco and nicotine in Arkansas, by topic

  • Flavor bans and product standards

    3 bills, 1 enacted. Enacted in 4 states.

  • Excise taxes and stamps

    2 bills, 2 enacted. Enacted in 20 states.

  • Minimum age and youth access

    2 bills, 1 enacted. Enacted in 13 states.

  • Licensing

    1 bill, 1 enacted. Enacted in 18 states.

  • Vapor product directories

    1 bill. Enacted in 8 states.

Tobacco and nicotine bills in Arkansas

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

3Enacted

3Introduced or inactive

6 bills in scope

Introduced or inactive

3

SB 526TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DISPOSABLE VAPOR PRODUCTS FROM A PROHIBITED FOREIGN PARTY.In committee

What it would do: Prohibits selling or offering for sale disposable vapor products from a prohibited foreign party in Arkansas, with violations as Class A misdemeanors. Allows a 90-day grace period after enactment to liquidate existing inventory.

SB 472TO CREATE THE VIOLATION OF PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF AN E-LIQUID PRODUCT OR VAPOR PRODUCT BY A MINOR.In committee

What it would do: Creates a violation for minors to purchase or possess e-liquid or vapor products. Provides an exception when a minor acts under the authority of Arkansas Code Section 5-27-227(c).

HB 1626TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF DISPOSAL VAPOR PRODUCTS FROM A PROHIBITED FOREIGN PARTY.In committee

What it would do: Prohibits the sale of disposable vapor products from a prohibited foreign party, as defined in Arkansas Code Section 18-11-802.

Bill titles link to the Arkansas Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as tobacco and nicotine legislation

In scope: Flavor bans and product standards; vapor product directories; licensing; excise taxes and stamps; minimum age and youth access; online and delivery sales; nicotine pouches and new products; and escrow, marketing and smoke-free rules.

Questions

Does Arkansas have a tobacco and nicotine law?

Yes. Arkansas enacted 3 tobacco and nicotine laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 495, SB 494 and SB 252. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

What does Arkansas legislate on most in tobacco and nicotine?

Flavor bans and product standards (3 bills), Excise taxes and stamps (2 bills) and Minimum age and youth access (2 bills).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Tobacco and nicotine bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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