IN SB 144

enacted

Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · upper

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Did IN SB 144 pass?

Yes. IN SB 144 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-05): Public Law 141

What is IN SB 144 about?

Increases the penalty for a person who: (1) makes a delivery sale of an e-liquid to an individual less than 21 years of age; (2) sells or distributes a tobacco product to a person less than 21 years of age; and (3) purchases a tobacco product for a person less than 21 years of age; from a Class C infraction to a Class B infraction. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to make a delivery sale of a vapor device to an individual less than 21 years of age. Makes it a Class B infraction for a person to: (1) sell or distribute a vapor device to a person less than 21 years of age; and (2) purchase a vapor device for a person less than 21 years of age. Makes it a Class C infraction for a person less than 21 years of age to purchase, accept, or possess a vapor device. Prohibits a person from advertising an e-liquid or a vapor product, by any medium, within 1,000 feet of school property.

Who sponsors IN SB 144?

Elizabeth Rowray, Mike Bohacek, Aaron Freeman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of IN SB 144, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-05 — Public Law 141
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-05
Public Law 141
became-law
2026-03-05
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-03-03
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 417: yeas 96, nays 0
2026-02-27
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 320: yeas 50, nays 0
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the House
filing
2026-02-27
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
filing
2026-02-25
House advisors appointed: Prescott, Bascom, Manning, Burton, Gore
2026-02-25
House conferees appointed: Rowray, DeLaney
2026-02-25
Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt
2026-02-25
Senate advisors appointed: Freeman, Jackson L
2026-02-25
Senate conferees appointed: Alexander, Niezgodski
2026-02-25
Motion to dissent filed
filing
2026-02-25
Senate dissented from House amendments
2026-02-24
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 341: yeas 97, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-23
Amendment #1 (Burton) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-02-23
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-28
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the House
referral
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 44, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-22
Cosponsor: Representative Prescott
2026-01-22
House sponsor: Representative Rowray
2026-01-22
Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2026-01-20
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-20
Senator Rogers added as coauthor
2026-01-20
Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage
2026-01-13
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-12
Senators Koch, Deery added as coauthors
2026-01-12
Senator Bohacek added as third author
2026-01-12
Senator Freeman added as second author
2026-01-05
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-05
Authored by Senator Alexander

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Votes

SB 144 - Alexander - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Alexander: yes
- Clark: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Alting: yes
- Crider: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Deery: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Brown: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Koch: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Leising: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Buck: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Becker: excused
- Mishler: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Busch: not voting
- Randolph: not voting
SB 144 - Rowray - 3rd Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Porter: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Manning: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- May: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Slager: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Moed: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Morris: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Davis: yes
- Judy: yes
- Pack: yes
- Wesco: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- King: yes
- Payne: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Harris: excused
- Yocum: not voting
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
SB 144 - Alexander
2026-02-27 · pass · 50-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hunley: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bassler: yes
- Deery: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Becker: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Donato: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bray: yes
- Doriot: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mishler: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buck: yes
- Garten: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Busch: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Young: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Glick: yes
- Pol: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Goode: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
SB 144 - Rowray
2026-02-27 · pass · 96-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Porter: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Behning: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Borders: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Slager: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hatcher: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Cash: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Snow: yes
- Clere: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moed: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Commons: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Morris: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jeter: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Summers: yes
- Culp: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Novak: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Jordan: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Teshka: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Thompson: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pack: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Payne: yes
- Yocum: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- Baird: excused
- Davis: excused
- Hostettler: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting

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