Bill > SB355

This bill establishes new regulations for the electronic cigarette industry in Kansas, requiring electronic cigarette manufacturers to obtain a license from the director of taxation, with an application fee of $2,500 and a corporate surety bond to ensure tax payments. It also expands the definition of "dealer" and "distributor" under the Kansas cigarette and tobacco products act to include electronic cigarettes, and mandates that all wholesale transactions of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco must occur between licensed entities. Furthermore, the bill prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes that are marketed to minors, specifically by preventing packaging or advertising that depicts cartoon characters, mimics products marketed to minors, uses symbols primarily for marketing to minors, includes celebrity images, or disguises the product as something other than an electronic cigarette, and also bans e-cigarettes with entertainment features. The bill also amends existing laws to include electronic cigarettes in various provisions related to sales, taxation, and record-keeping, and repeals certain sections of existing law.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb355/