New Hampshire tobacco and nicotine laws

What it would do: Creates a fine of up to $100 per offense or up to 20 hours of community service per offense, or both, for persons under 21 years of age who violate tobacco product, e-cigarette, or alternative nicotine product laws, effective January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Prohibits any person from marketing, promoting, labeling, advertising, distributing, or selling vape products by imitating non-vape products, using branding known to appeal to minors, or including interactive video game capabilities. Violations constitute civil infractions enforced by the liquor commission, effective January 1, 2027.

What it would do: Requires publicly-owned or publicly-operated property accessible to the public to provide designated smoking areas constructed or maintained so smoke is not detectable in any public or common area, if smoking is not entirely prohibited.

What it would do: Requires the department of health and human services to adopt rules defining the maximum temperature for vape heating coils and determining what safety features must be included in vape products to prevent overheating or dry hitting.

What it would do: Raises the tobacco tax from $1.78 to $2.80 per pack of 20 cigarettes or little cigars, appropriates $18,000,000 annually to the University System of New Hampshire, and repeals premium collection requirements for the children's health insurance program and New Hampshire granite advantage health care program.