Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 980
Session 2026
Nicotine Dispensing Devices
Active
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Regulated Industries
First Action
Dec 19, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
980
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Committee
Regulated Industries
Primary
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 27, 2026
Motion Text
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Nicotine Dispensing Devices; Citing this act as the “Florida Age-Gate Act”; defining the term “non-FDA-authorized nicotine dispensing device”; requiring an applicant for a retail nicotine products dealer permit to consent to inspections and searches of the licensed premises by the Department of Law Enforcement for specified purposes; providing civil and criminal penalties for retail tobacco products dealers that sell or advertise, promote, or display for sale non-FDA-authorized nicotine dispensing devices; prohibiting certain dealers that sell non-FDA-authorized nicotine dispensing devices from advertising, promoting, or displaying such devices if such dealers do not prohibit persons younger than 21 years of age on the licensed premises, etc.
Documents (3)
Bill Analysis -- Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) (1/26/2026 1:06 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) (1/29/2026 9:08 AM)
Actions (9)
03/13/2026
Senate
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
01/29/2026
Senate
CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
01/29/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
01/29/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
01/27/2026
Senate
CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/22/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/07/2026
Senate
Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
12/19/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Jan 18, 2026 2:34:15 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:14 PM