Oregon tobacco and nicotine laws
What Oregon has enacted on tobacco and nicotine, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Oregon is one of 37 states that enacted a tobacco and nicotine law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
5 new Oregon laws take effect in 2027
- Bills in scope
- 8bills in scope
- Past committee
- 5past committee
- Most recent action
- 6 April 2026most recent action
Tobacco and nicotine laws enacted in Oregon
2 tobacco and nicotine laws enacted in the Oregon Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.
- SB 1571Relating to consumer products for adults; and prescribing an effective date.Enacted 6 April 2026
What it requires: Retailers of inhalant delivery systems must post a notice visible to seller and purchaser stating it is unlawful to sell such systems to persons under 21 years of age. Distributors and sellers must not distribute, sell, or allow sale of inhalant delivery systems unless labeled, packaged in child-resistant safety packaging, and not packaged in a manner attractive to minors, all per Oregon Health Authority rules.
Licensing, Minimum age and youth access
- HB 3940Relating to wildfire; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.Enacted 13 August 2025
What it requires: Dealers must collect a five cent surcharge on each beverage container sold in Oregon and transfer collected amounts at least quarterly to the Department of the State Fire Marshal. The State Forester must provide forest protection at specified rates. Owners of forestland must file approved fire protection plans or pay assessments and surcharges.
Excise taxes and stamps, Minimum age and youth access, Nicotine pouches and new products
Tobacco and nicotine in Oregon, by topic
Minimum age and youth access
5 bills, 2 enacted. Enacted in 13 states.
Licensing
4 bills, 1 enacted. Enacted in 18 states.
Flavor bans and product standards
4 bills. Enacted in 4 states.
Nicotine pouches and new products
3 bills, 1 enacted. Enacted in 8 states.
Excise taxes and stamps
2 bills, 1 enacted. Enacted in 20 states.
Vapor product directories
1 bill. Enacted in 8 states.
Tobacco and nicotine bills in Oregon
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
2Enacted
3Past committee
3Introduced or inactive
8 bills in scope
Past committee
3
What it would do: Expands the definition of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems to include nicotine products like oral pouches and lozenges, raises the minimum purchase age to 21, requires child-resistant packaging and labeling for inhalant delivery systems, and repeals prior statutes on tobacco sales to minors.
What it would do: Amends Oregon law to define inhalant delivery systems as devices delivering nicotine or cannabinoids as vapor or aerosol, and prohibits distributing, selling, or allowing sale of such systems unless labeled and packaged in child-resistant safety packaging per Oregon Health Authority rules protecting minors.
What it would do: Expands the definition of characterizing flavor for tobacco and inhalant delivery system products, and restricts retail sales of flavored tobacco and flavored inhalant delivery system products to premises licensed by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, effective July 1, 2026.
Introduced or inactive
3
What it would do: Prohibits minors from purchasing, possessing, or using in public tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or inhalant delivery systems, with exceptions for undercover law enforcement operations and employment-related handling. Violations subject minors to fines up to $50 and community service or health programs, with parental involvement required.
What it would do: Prohibits distribution and sale of flavored tobacco products and flavored inhalant delivery system products in Oregon. Requires inhalant delivery systems to be labeled, packaged in child-resistant packaging, and not packaged to attract minors, with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority.
What it would do: Requires manufacturers of inhalant delivery systems to certify annually to the Attorney General that products have FDA marketing authorization or pending applications, and prohibits sale of uncertified systems in Oregon starting November 1, 2025.
Bill titles link to the Oregon 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 Oregon have a tobacco and nicotine law?
Yes. Oregon enacted 2 tobacco and nicotine laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 1571 and HB 3940. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.
Which tobacco and nicotine bills are moving in Oregon?
3 bills not yet law have passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along HB 2528 (passed committee), SB 1198 (passed chamber) and SB 702 (passed committee).
What does Oregon legislate on most in tobacco and nicotine?
Minimum age and youth access (5 bills), Licensing (4 bills) and Flavor bans and product standards (4 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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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
- Wisconsin8
- Maine7
- North Carolina7
- Pennsylvania7
- Rhode Island7
- Arkansas6
- Alabama5
- Idaho5
- Puerto Rico5
- South Carolina5
- New Mexico4
- Wyoming4
- Alaska3
- Colorado3
- Delaware3
- Kansas3
- Nevada3
- Ohio3
- Minnesota2
- North Dakota2
- Vermont2
Know when Oregon'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.