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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 1265 By: Hays
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40	40	AS INTRODUCED
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42	42	An Act relating to vapor products; declaring
43	43	legislative purpose; providing definitions; providing
44	44	for manufacturing, labeling, marketing , and safety
45	45	requirements; providing for penalties and suspension;
46	46	authorizing Attorney General enforcement; creating
47	47	the Vapor Products Compliance Fund; repealing 63 O.S.
48	48	2021, Section 1-229.35, which relates to vapor
49	49	product manufacturer attestation, not ice of material
50	50	change, directory of manufacturers, vapor products,
51	51	and unlawful acts; providing for codification; and
52	52	providing an effective date .
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58	58	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
59	59	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
60	60	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.50 of Title 63, unless
61	61	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
62	62	The purpose of this act is to protect public health and safety
63	63	by:
64	64	1. Ensuring the safety and security of e-liquid and vapor
65	65	products manufactured for sale in this state;
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92	92	2. Ensuring that e-liquid and vapor products manufactured or
93	93	sold in this state conforms to appropriate standards related to
94	94	labeling, marketing, and appearance;
95	95	3. Ensuring that e-liquid and vapor products are not
96	96	contaminated by the inclusion of ingredients or other substances
97	97	that might pose unreasonable threats to public health and safety;
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99	99	4. Ensuring that e-liquid and vapor products manufactured or
100	100	sold in this state are not targeted to appeal to minors.
101	101	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
102	102	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.51 of Title 63, unless
103	103	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
104	104	As used in this act:
105	105	1. "Advertise" means the publication or dissemination of an
106	106	advertisement;
107	107	2. "Advertisement" includes any written or verbal statement,
108	108	illustration, or depiction which is calculated to induce sales of
109	109	vapor products, including any written, p rinted, graphic, or other
110	110	material, billboard, sign, or other outdoor display, public transit
111	111	card, other periodical literature, publication, or in a radio or
112	112	television broadcast, or in any other media; except that such term
113	113	shall not include:
114	114	a. any label affixed to any e-liquid or vapor product, or
115	115	any individual covering, carton, or other wrapper of
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142	142	such bottle that constitutes a part of the labeling
143	143	under provisions of this act,
144	144	b. any editorial or other reading material in any
145	145	periodical or publicatio n or newspaper for the
146	146	publication of which no money or valuable
147	147	consideration is paid or promised, directly , or
148	148	indirectly, by any licensee, and which is not written
149	149	by or at the direction of the licensee ;
150	150	3. "Commission" means the Oklahoma Alcoholic Bev erage Laws
151	151	Enforcement (ABLE) Commission ;
152	152	4. "Distributor" means a person who has a permit that:
153	153	a. distributes, sells, barters, or exchanges e -liquid or
154	154	vapor products in this state for the purpose of
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156	156	b. purchases e-liquid or vapor products di rectly from a
157	157	manufacturer or distributor for the purpose of resale
158	158	in this state;
159	159	5. "E-liquid" means a solution that:
160	160	a. contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin,
161	161	nicotine, nicotine salts and flavorings , and
162	162	b. is intended to be used in a vapor pro duct; and
163	163	E-liquid does not include cannabis, THC, CBD, or hemp as defined
164	164	under the laws of this state ;
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191	191	6. "Health-related statement" means any statement related to
192	192	health and includes statements of a curative or therapeutic nature
193	193	that, expressly or by implication, suggest a relationship between
194	194	the consumption of e -liquids or vapor products and health benefits,
195	195	or effects on health ;
196	196	7. "Manufacturer" means a person located inside of this state,
197	197	including any repacker or relabeler, that is engaged in
198	198	manufacturing e-liquids or vapor products ;
199	199	8. "Manufacturing" means the process by which an e -liquid or
200	200	vapor product is fabricated, assembled, packaged or labeled, and is
201	201	sealed in final packaging intended for consumer use ;
202	202	9. "Market" or "marketing" means any act or process of
203	203	promoting or selling of vapor products, including, but not limited
204	204	to, sponsorship of sporting events, point -of-sale advertising, and
205	205	promotion of products specifically designed to appeal to certain
206	206	demographics;
207	207	10 "Minor" means an individual who is less than twenty -one (21)
208	208	years of age;
209	209	11. "Packaging" means any receptacle that contains a finished
210	210	e-liquid or a vapor product ;
211	211	12. "Retailer" means a person, other than a manufacturer or
212	212	distributor, who in the ordinary course of the person's regular
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240	240	a. acquires any form of e -liquid or vapor products for
241	241	the purpose of resale to an end consumer , and
242	242	b. sells an e-liquid or a vapor product to another person
243	243	for money or other consideration ;
244	244	13. "Sale" or "Sell" means to exchange or otherwise furnish any
245	245	e-liquid or vapor product to any individual of legal age for
246	246	monetary value;
247	247	14. "Social Media or Social Media Platform " means an online
248	248	forum or application that satisfies each of the following criteria:
249	249	a. allows users to upload content or view the content or
250	250	activity of other users ,
251	251	b. employs algorithms that analyze user data or
252	252	information on users to select content for users , and
253	253	c. has any of the following features:
254	254	(1) infinite scrolling,
255	255	(2) push notifications or alerts sent by the online
256	256	forum, website, or application to inform the user
257	257	about specific activities or events related to
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259	259	(3) displays personal interactive metrics that
260	260	indicate the number of times other uses have
261	261	clicked a button to indicate their reaction to
262	262	content or have share or reposted the conten t,
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289	289	(4) auto-play video or video that begins to play
290	290	without the user first clicking on the video or
291	291	play button for that video , or
292	292	(5) live-streaming function that allows a user or
293	293	advertiser to broadcast live video content in
294	294	real-time;
295	295	15. "Tamper evident package " means a package having at least
296	296	one (1) indicator or barrier to entry that, if breached or missing,
297	297	can reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence to consumer s
298	298	that tampering has occurred ; and
299	299	16. "Vapor Product" means an electronic de vice that converts e -
300	300	liquid to a vapor intended for inhalation that may or may not
301	301	contain e-liquid.
302	302	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifie d
303	303	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.52 of Title 63, unless
304	304	there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
305	305	A. Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers shall comply with
306	306	the following requirements:
307	307	1. An e-liquid bottle must use a child proof cap that has the
308	308	child resistant effectiveness set forth in the f ederal poison
309	309	prevention packaging standards, 16 CFR 1700.15(b)(1) ;
310	310	2. An e-liquid bottle or a vapor product that contains e -liquid
311	311	must use a tamper evident package. The tamper evident package
312	312	feature must be designed to remain intact when handled in a
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339	339	reasonable manner during the manufacture, distribution, and retail
340	340	display of the e-liquid bottle;
341	341	3. The label on an e-liquid bottle must meet the nicotine
342	342	addictiveness warnin g statement requirements set forth in 21 CFR
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344	344	4. The package containing the e-liquid bottle or vapor product
345	345	must contain the name of the manufacturer or distributor along with
346	346	the address of the manufacturer or distributor firmly affixed to or
347	347	printed on the package for tracking purposes. A scannable bar code
348	348	or QR code located on the package may meet this requirement .
349	349	B. A manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of e -liquids or
350	350	vapor products shall not sell or offer for sale any e -liquid or
351	351	vapor product that:
352	352	1. Uses, in the labeling of the product, or its packaging, or
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354	354	a. the terms "candy", "candies", or variants in spelling
355	355	such as "kandy" or "kandeez", (with the exception of
356	356	use in the name of a licensee, inclu ding the
357	357	licensee's doing business as name),
358	358	b. the terms "bubble gum", "cotton candy", "gummy bear",
359	359	"gummy worm", "lollipop", or other variants of these
360	360	words (with the exception of use in the name of a
361	361	licensee, including the licensee 's doing business as
362	362	name), and
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389	389	c. any other terms or phrases which the Commission has,
390	390	by regulation, determined has a disproportionate
391	391	appeal to minors, provided that such regulation shall
392	392	not apply to terms relating to the name of a type of
393	393	fruit, such as the term "apple"; the term "mint" or
394	394	terms that relate to a type of mint, such as the term
395	395	"spearmint"; the terms "menthol" or "ice"; or a term
396	396	containing the word "tobacco," such as the term "sweet
397	397	tobacco."
398	398	2. Uses, in the labeling or design of the product, or its
399	399	packaging, or in its marketing materials, images of or references to
400	400	cartoons, cartoon characters, superheroes, television shows, video
401	401	games, and movies, or other similar characters or references, that
402	402	have been primarily used to market products to minors;
403	403	3. Uses, in the labeling or design of the product, or its
404	404	packaging, or in its marketing materials, trade dress, trademarks,
405	405	or other related imagery that imitate or replicate trade dress,
406	406	trademarks, or other imagery of food brands or products that have
407	407	been primarily marketed to minors such as brands of breakfast
408	408	cereals, cookies, juice drinks, soft drinks, ice creams, and frozen
409	409	pops; and
410	410	4. Uses, in the labeling or design of the product, or its
411	411	packaging, or in its marketing materials, trade dress, trad emarks,
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438	438	or other related imagery that imitate or replicate trade dress,
439	439	trademarks, or other imagery of school supplies.
440	440	C. A manufacturer, distributor or retailer of e -liquids or
441	441	vapor products shall not advertise or market any vapor product
442	442	except in the following manner:
443	443	1. Advertisements may not be materially false or untrue a nd any
444	444	statement contained therein must be consistent with the e -liquid's
445	445	or vapor product's labeling;
446	446	2. Advertisements may not contain any health or therapeutic
447	447	claims;
448	448	3. Advertisements on billboard signs must not be within one
449	449	thousand (1,000) feet of a primary or secondary school, playground,
450	450	or youth center; and
451	451	4. Advertisements for e -liquids or vapor products shall be
452	452	prohibited on social media as defined in this act unless the
453	453	recipient of the content has been age verified by a verified age
454	454	gating process.
455	455	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
456	456	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.53 of Title 63, unless
457	457	there is created a dup lication in numbering, reads as follows:
458	458	A. The Commission may assess a civil penalty against a
459	459	manufacturer, distributor, or retailer for a violation of this act
460	460	in an amount that does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00).
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488	488	allowed under this act.
489	489	B. The Attorney General is authorized to investigate and
490	490	enforce violations of subsection B in section 3 of this act. Upon
491	491	determining that a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer has
492	492	violated any provision of subsection B in section 3 of this act, the
493	493	Attorney General shall bring a civil action in any court of
494	494	competent jurisdiction to :
495	495	1. Seek injunctive relief restraining or enjoining any
496	496	manufacturer, distributor, or retailer from cont inuing to engage in
497	497	activities that violate subsection B in section 3 of this act;
498	498	2. Recover civil penalties of up to Ten Thousand Dollars
499	499	($10,000.00) per violation; or
500	500	3. Obtain appropriate relief to protect the public interest.
501	501	C. Civil penalties collected under this act must be deposited
502	502	in the Vapor Products Compliance Fund.
503	503	SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
504	504	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1 -229.54 of Title 63, unless
505	505	there is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows:
506	506	A. The Vapor Products Compliance Fund is hereb y created as a
507	507	special fund under state law.
508	508	B. The Vapor Products Compliance Fund shall be utilized by the
509	509	Commission for enforcement of this act.
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536	536	SECTION 6. REPEALER 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -229.35, is
537	537	hereby repealed.
538	538	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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