Delaware tobacco and nicotine laws

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

Bills in scope
3bills in scope
Past committee
2past committee
Most recent action
1 July 2026most recent action

Tobacco and nicotine laws enacted in Delaware

One tobacco and nicotine law enacted in the Delaware Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • SB 296AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH FUND.Enacted 1 July 2026

    What it does: Allows the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to designate a representative on the Delaware Health Fund Advisory Committee. Delays the July 1 deadline for issuing requests for proposals until after June 30, 2027.

    Escrow, marketing and smoke-free rules

Tobacco and nicotine in Delaware, by topic

Tobacco and nicotine bills in Delaware

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

1Enacted

1Past committee

1Introduced or inactive

3 bills in scope

Past committee

1

HB 215AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCT TAXATION AND LICENSING.Passed committee

Introduced or inactive

1

SB 77AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 30 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND VAPOR PRODUCTS.In committee

What it would do: Requires manufacturers of electronic smoking devices and nicotine vapor products to certify FDA compliance and submit annual fees of $250 per product initially and $100 annually thereafter to be listed in a state directory; prohibits sale of unlisted products starting October 1, 2025.

Bill titles link to the Delaware 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 Delaware have a tobacco and nicotine law?

Yes. Delaware enacted 1 tobacco and nicotine law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 296. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

Which tobacco and nicotine bills are moving in Delaware?

1 bill not yet law has passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along HB 215 (passed committee).

What does Delaware legislate on most in tobacco and nicotine?

Escrow, marketing and smoke-free rules (1 bill), Vapor product directories (1 bill) and Licensing (1 bill).

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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