This live page includes a table of explicit vape bans in all 50 states and categorizes them into 3 types, including flavor bans, Chinese vape bans and vape directories. You can learn whether vapes are banned in your state and whether vapes can be shipped to your address.
U.S. Vape Bans by State
Vape Bans by State
| State | Ban type / Relevant content | Online sales / Shipping status | Status | Advocacy activity | Legislative activity | Directory / certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | E-liquid and alternative-nicotine certification | None | Directory exists; 2025 amendments disputed | Stakeholder and litigation debate | Act 2025-403 amended certification rules | E-liquid and alternative-nicotine directory |
| Alaska | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Arizona | None | None | None | Registry model debated by industry and public-health stakeholders | SB1272 proposed a directory but died in 2025 | None |
| Arkansas | Online-sales/shipping ban; directory rule | Online sales prohibited; face-to-face sales required | Directory in force since November 1, 2025 | None | Act 590 directory law in force | Arkansas Vapor Product Directory |
| California | Flavored vape ban | Online sales of flavored products prohibited; other deliveries require age verification | Flavor ban in force; disposable-vape proposal pending | Environmental and public-health support; retailer opposition to AB762 | AB762 remains in progress and is not law | California Unflavored Tobacco List |
| Colorado | None statewide; local Denver flavor restrictions | None | Local restrictions omitted | Local Denver advocacy documented | No current statewide ban bill found | None |
| Connecticut | dealer-registration and retailer restrictions | Restricted delivery and age verification; Online sale restricted in 2025 | None | Attorney General Tong supports tougher retailer controls | SB231 enacted in 2026; HB5228 and HB5539 concerned retailer restrictions | None |
| Delaware | None | Restricted delivery sales with age verification | None | Delaware joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | None | None |
| Florida | Prohibited-product directory | Restricted delivery sales; Vapes are considered attrative to minors banned | Nicotine Dispensing Device Directory in force | Retailer and enforcement debate | 2024 registry proposals were not enacted | Nicotine Dispensing Device Directory (NDD Directory) |
| Georgia | Online-sales/shipping ban | Face-to-face sales required for consumer sales | Online-sales restriction in force | Registry and retail-access debate | HB577 proposed a directory but died in committee | None |
| Hawaii | Disposable-vape ban; FDA-based directory | Out-of-state consumer online sales restricted except for licensed retailers | Directory and disposable-vape ban begin January 1, 2027 | Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii and youth advocates supported new laws | Acts 189 and 190 enacted; HB1512 flavor-ban proposal was introduced but not enacted | Electronic Smoking Device and E-Liquid Directory |
| Idaho | None | Age verification and Photo ID needed;Vending machine sale restricted | None | None | None | None |
| Illinois | Proposed electronic-cigarette registry | Restricted delivery with age verification and signature | Registry proposal not enacted | Illinois joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | SB3244 was re-referred to Assignments on May 22, 2026 | Proposed IDOR registry |
| Indiana | Chinese/foreign-adversary product restriction | Restricted delivery sales | In force July 1, 2026 | Industry and retailer concerns reported | SEA185 is in force | No separate positive directory |
| Iowa | Approved-product directory | None | Directory enforcement on hold because of injunction | Industry and legal challenge to directory law | HF2677 enacted but preliminarily enjoined | Vapor Products Directory |
| Kansas | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Kentucky | Authorized nicotine-vapor-product rule | None | In force since January 1, 2025 | None | KRS 438.316 authorization rules remain in force | Authorized-product verification |
| Louisiana | VAPE Directory | Restricted online sales with real-time age verification | Directory in force | None | VAPE Directory law remains in force | Louisiana VAPE Directory |
| Maine | Flavored-cigar restriction | Online sales prohibited except between licensed businesses | None | Maine joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | None | None |
| Maryland | Flavored vape ban | None | In force since February 2020 | Retailer-compliance and public-health enforcement activity | None | No positive vape directory |
| Massachusetts | Flavored vape ban | None | In force since June 1, 2020 | Public-health support; Brookline has a local generational ban | None | None |
| Michigan | None | None | 2019 emergency flavor action expired | Michigan joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | None | None |
| Minnesota | None identified in requested categories | None | None | American Lung Association urged lawmakers to ban flavored commercial tobacco products, including menthol | None | None |
| Mississippi | ENDS Directory | None | Directory in force | None | HB916 enacted the directory system | Mississippi ENDS Product Directory |
| Missouri | None | None | None | None | HB2211 registry proposal was not enacted | None |
| Montana | Indoor-use restrictions | None | 2019 flavor action expired | CASAA issued a call against HB525; public-health officials supported SB390 | HB525 directory proposal died; SB390 indoor-vaping restriction enacted | None |
| Nebraska | ENDS Directory including nicotine analog products | Online sales prohibited except between licensed businesses | In force since January 1, 2026 | None | LB9 enacted directory and nicotine-analogue provisions | Certified ENDS Manufacturer Directory |
| Nevada | None | Restricted online sales with age verification | None | Industry and public-health debate occurred around SB435 | SB435 failed June 3, 2025 | None |
| New Hampshire | None | None | None | None | SB 62 (2021) killed in the Senate | None |
| New Jersey | Flavored vape ban | None | In force since April 2020 | Public-health support and enforcement activity | None | None |
| New Mexico | None | Restricted delivery with third-party age verification | None | New Mexico joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | None | None |
| New York | Flavored vape ban; product registry | Online sales of vaping products prohibited | Registry enacted; flavor ban remains in force | Governor and AG support stronger enforcement; industry lobbying also reported | FY2027 registry enacted; S9689 and S10449 remain legislative proposals | Vapor Products Registry |
| North Carolina | Certification directory | None | Directory in force; litigation pending | North Carolina joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | 2026 administrative changes made to existing directory law | NC Vapor Certification Directory |
| North Dakota | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Ohio | None identified statewide; local Columbus restrictions exist | None | Local restrictions omitted | Local Columbus advocacy; Ohio joined the AG coalition | None | None |
| Oklahoma | Vapor registry | None | Registry in force since July 1, 2023 | None | Existing registry law remains in force | Oklahoma Vapor Product Registry |
| Oregon | Online-sales/shipping restriction | Online sales restricted except for licensed-business transactions | 2019 flavor action expired | Industry and AG coalition activity reported | None | None |
| Pennsylvania | ENDS Directory | None | Directory published in June 2026 | AG and public-health enforcement activity; industry compliance concerns | Act 57 enacted in 2025 | Pennsylvania ENDS Directory |
| Rhode Island | Flavored vape ban | None | In force since January 1, 2025 | Public-health support; AG coalition participation | None | None |
| South Carolina | ENDS certification and directory | None | Directory schedule begins in 2027 | Public-health and retailer compliance debate | Act 97 enacted February 27, 2026 | South Carolina ENDS Directory |
| South Dakota | Online-sales/shipping ban | Shipping tobacco products, including vapes, prohibited | Shipping restriction in force | Industry lobbying reported by VTA | None | None |
| Tennessee | Approved-vapor-product directory | No outright online ban identified | Directory began January 1, 2026 | Not separately verified | Existing directory law; enforcement begins in 2027 | Approved Vapor Products Directory |
| Texas | Chinese/foreign-adversary product restriction | None | In force since September 1, 2025 | Consumer-safety and industry concerns reported | SB2024 amendment remains in force | None |
| Utah | Flavored vape ban; product registry | Online sales prohibited except between licensed businesses | Flavor ban and registry in force | Public-health and industry litigation over the law | SB61 enacted; flavor ban upheld; inspection provision enjoined | Electronic Cigarette Product Registry |
| Vermont | Online-sales/shipping ban | Online sales prohibited except between licensed businesses | Online restriction in force | Vermont joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition | H.729 registry proposal history; no enacted directory found | None |
| Virginia | Nicotine-vapor product directory | Mail and internet sales directly to consumers prohibited | Directory and enforcement status remain subject to litigation | AG enforcement activity and industry opposition | Certification rules enacted; court status contested | Liquid Nicotine and Nicotine Vapor Products Directory |
| Washington | None | Restricted delivery sales require licensing and age verification | None | Washington joined the multistate AG Shopify coalition; VTA lobbying reported | SB6118 registry proposal history; no enacted directory found | None |
| West Virginia | Shop licensing and packaging rules | None | Shop licensing in force; packaging restrictions begin March 1, 2027 | Industry and public-health debate over product registry | HB5437 enacted; SB130 proposed a registry and remains pending | None |
| Wisconsin | Electronic-vaping-device directory | None | Directory rule in force | Industry and public-health debate over directory enforcement | Directory system enacted; 2026 transition updates apply | Electronic Vaping Device Directory |
| Wyoming | None | None | None | VTA reported lobbying activity; no specific public-health campaign verified | None | None |
50-state Vape Ban Table
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