Bill > HB3437

This bill introduces comprehensive restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco and inhalant delivery system products in Oregon. It defines "characterizing flavor" broadly to include artificial or natural tastes that an ordinary consumer would distinguish, such as menthol, fruit, dessert, or alcoholic beverage flavors, and explicitly prohibits the sale of any tobacco or inhalant delivery system products with these flavors. The bill also adds new definitions for terms like "nicotine" and expands existing definitions of tobacco products to include more types of nicotine-containing items. Retailers are now prohibited from selling flavored products, distributing free tobacco or inhalant delivery systems, and must sell these products only in licensed premises during face-to-face transactions. The legislation allows local governments to implement even stricter regulations on tobacco and inhalant delivery system product sales. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective immediately upon passage, with the specific amendments to existing law becoming operative on October 1, 2025. The primary goal appears to be reducing the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products, particularly to younger consumers, by eliminating flavored options that might make these products more attractive.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3437