Minnesota tobacco and nicotine bills
Every tobacco and nicotine bill in the Minnesota Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 37 states enacted tobacco and nicotine laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Minnesota has bills in progress and none enacted yet.
- Bills in scope
- 2bills in scope
- Past committee
- 0past committee
- Most recent action
- 4 May 2026most recent action
Tobacco and nicotine in Minnesota, by topic
Nicotine pouches and new products
1 bill. Enacted in 8 states.
Escrow, marketing and smoke-free rules
1 bill. Enacted in 11 states.
Tobacco and nicotine bills in Minnesota
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
2Introduced or inactive
2 bills in scope
Introduced or inactive
2
What it would do: Authorizes cigar bars where persons 21 and older may smoke cigars with alcohol, requires ventilation systems and youth smoking cessation funding, and allows cities to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to cigar bars meeting specified criteria.
What it would do: Modifies the definition of moist snuff to remove the phrase 'or similar product containing nicotine' and removes moist snuff from the definition of tobacco products, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill titles link to the Minnesota Legislature's own page.
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 Minnesota have a tobacco and nicotine law?
None of the 2 tobacco and nicotine bills in the Minnesota Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
What does Minnesota legislate on most in tobacco and nicotine?
Nicotine pouches and new products (1 bill) and Escrow, marketing and smoke-free rules (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.
Other practice areas in Minnesota
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- Alcohol in Minnesota15
- Cannabis in Minnesota31
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- Employment in Minnesota42
- Healthcare in Minnesota109
- Insurance in Minnesota78
- Intellectual Property in Minnesota1
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- All jurisdictions
Tobacco and nicotine legislation in other jurisdictions
51 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- New Jersey50
- New York49
- West Virginia31
- Mississippi22
- Hawaii21
- Montana20
- Texas20
- Iowa19
- Illinois19
- Indiana19
- Virginia18
- Connecticut16
- Massachusetts15
- Michigan15
- Missouri15
- Maryland14
- Tennessee13
- Washington13
- Kentucky12
- Oklahoma12
- Louisiana11
- Congress11
- Arizona10
- Nebraska10
- South Dakota10
- Utah10
- Florida9
- California8
- Georgia8
- New Hampshire8
- Oregon8
- Wisconsin8
- Maine7
- North Carolina7
- Pennsylvania7
- Rhode Island7
- Arkansas6
- Alabama5
- Idaho5
- Puerto Rico5
- South Carolina5
- New Mexico4
- Wyoming4
- Alaska3
- Colorado3
- Delaware3
- Kansas3
- Nevada3
- Ohio3
- North Dakota2
- Vermont2
Know when Minnesota's tobacco and nicotine law changes
An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.