Kentucky House Bill 429

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 20 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-28 - to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
Pending: House Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create a new section of KRS 438.305 to 438.350 to require a retailer to verify that a recipient of a shipment or delivery of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products is at least 21 years old; require visual examination or use of age verification technology to verify the recipient's identity at delivery; establish penalties for a retailer or common or private carrier in violation; establish penalties for a consumer who intentionally causes an unlawful delivery; require products to be returned to the retailer if the common or private carrier cannot complete delivery.

AN ACT relating to nicotine products.

Rep. Myron Dossett [R]

Rep. Anne Donworth [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-28	House	to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H)
2026-01-20	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-20	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb429.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb429/orig_bill.pdf