AK SB24 | 2025-2026 | 34th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2-1)
Status: Vetoed on June 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-19 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Vetoed on June 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-19 - VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
An Act relating to tobacco, tobacco products, electronic smoking products, nicotine, and products containing nicotine; raising the minimum age to purchase, exchange, or possess tobacco, a product containing nicotine, or an electronic smoking product; relating to the tobacco use education and cessation fund; relating to retail cigar stores; relating to the taxation of electronic smoking products and vapor products; and providing for an effective date.
Title
Tobacco/nicotine/e-cig Age; E-cig Tax
Sponsors
| Sen. Gary Stevens [R] | Sen. Catherine Giessel [R] | Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson [D] | Rep. Alyse Galvin [I] |
| Rep. Sara Hannan [D] | Rep. Donna Mears [D] | Rep. Andrew Gray [D] | Rep. Ashley Carrick [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-20 - Senate - Senate: Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s) to CSSB 24(FIN) Effective Date(s) (Y: 15 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Third Reading Effective Date (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Third Reading Final Passage (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 6 as amended/withdraw (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 4 (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 3 (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) (Y: 15 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Third Reading Effective Date (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Third Reading Final Passage (Y: 24 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 6 as amended/withdraw (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 4 (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Second Reading Amendment No. 3 (Y: 19 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date(s) (Y: 15 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Senate | VETOED BY GOVERNOR 6/18/26 |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | 10:14 A.M. 6/1/26 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | MANIFEST ERROR(S) |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | CONCUR AM OF (H) Y15 N5 |
| 2026-05-20 | Senate | CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP |
| 2026-05-19 | House | VERSION: HCS CSSB 24(FIN) AM H |
| 2026-05-19 | House | TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED |
| 2026-05-19 | House | TITLE CHANGE: HCR 32 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | EFFECTIVE DATE(S) ADOPTED Y39 N1 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | PASSED Y24 N16 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 24(FIN) AM H |
| 2026-05-19 | House | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UC |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 6 AS AMD WITHDRAWN Y27 N13 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM 1 TO AM 6 ADOPTED UC |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 6 OFFERED |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 5 NOT OFFERED |
| 2026-05-19 | House | ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 4 ADOPTED Y21 N19 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 3 FAILED Y19 N21 |
| 2026-05-19 | House | AM NO 2 WITHDRAWN |
| 2026-05-19 | House | BEFORE HOUSE IN SECOND READING |
| 2026-05-18 | House | CROSS SPONSOR(S): MEARS, GRAY, CARRICK |
| 2026-05-18 | House | ADJOURNED AND HELD IN SECOND READING TO 5/19 CALENDAR |
| 2026-05-18 | House | AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDING |
| 2026-05-18 | House | AM NO 1 NOT OFFERED |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FIN HCS ADOPTED UC |
| 2026-05-18 | House | READ THE SECOND TIME |
| 2026-05-18 | House | RULES TO CALENDAR 5/18/2026 |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN17: ZERO(AJS) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN16: ZERO(DPS) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN15: ZERO(LAW) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN14: ZERO(DOH) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN13: ZERO(CED) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN12: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN11: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FN10: (REV) |
| 2026-05-18 | House | AM: BYNUM, JIMMIE |
| 2026-05-18 | House | NR: ALLARD, TOMASZEWSKI |
| 2026-05-18 | House | DP: MOORE, HANNAN, GALVIN, JOSEPHSON, SCHRAGE, FOSTER |
| 2026-05-18 | House | FIN RPT HCS(FIN) 6DP 2NR 2AM |
| 2026-05-17 | House | CROSS SPONSOR(S): HANNAN |
| 2026-05-14 | House | CROSS SPONSOR(S): GALVIN |
| 2025-05-13 | House | FIN |
| 2025-05-13 | House | READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | VERSION: CSSB 24(FIN) |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | TRANSMITTED TO (H) |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | PASSED Y15 N5 |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 24(FIN) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/12 CAL |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FIN CS ADOPTED UC |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | READ THE SECOND TIME |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | RULES TO CALENDAR 5/9/2025 |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN9: (REV) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN8: ZERO(LAW) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN7: ZERO(AJS) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN6: ZERO(DPS) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN4: ZERO(DOH) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN3: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN2: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FN1: ZERO(CED) |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | AM: KAUFMAN |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | NR: STEDMAN, CRONK, MERRICK |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, KIEHL |
| 2025-05-09 | Senate | FIN RPT CS 3DP 3NR 1AM SAME TITLE |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN8: ZERO(LAW) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN7: ZERO(AJS) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN6: ZERO(DPS) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN5: (REV) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN4: ZERO(DOH) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN3: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN2: ZERO(ADM) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | FN1: ZERO(CED) |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | NR: MERRICK, YUNDT |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, GRAY-JACKSON |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | L&C RPT CS 3DP 2NR SAME TITLE |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | COSPONSOR(S): GIESSEL, GRAY-JACKSON |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | L&C, FIN |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | PREFILE RELEASED 1/10/25 |
Subjects
Age Of Persons
Agency
Business
Crimes
Criminal Procedure
Education
Funds
Licensing
Minors
Sales
Taxation
Tobacco
Agency
Business
Crimes
Criminal Procedure
Education
Funds
Licensing
Minors
Sales
Taxation
Tobacco
