Bill combatting illegal foreign nicotine e-cigarettes targeting youthsent to governor’s desk
Rep. Jeanne McNeill December 17, 2025 | 4:31 PM
HARRISBURG, Dec. 17 – State Rep. Jeanne McNeill’s legislation combatting the growth of illegal, foreign-manufactured e-cigarettes containing nicotine, including flavored products designed to appeal to youth, is set to become law.
House Bill 1425 was voted on concurrence with Senate amendments on Tuesday.
The legislation would establish a statewide electronic nicotine delivery systems Directory that would list all legal vapor products authorized for sale in Pennsylvania. Modeled after the commonwealth’s highly effective Tobacco Product Directory, the ENDS Directory would be administered and enforced by the Office of Attorney General.
“This legislation gives Pennsylvania the tools it needs to protect kids, support law-abiding retailers, and crack down on illegal vapor products that have flooded the market,” said McNeill. “Right now, there is no clear way for states to determine which products are legally authorized by the FDA. This bill closes that gap and brings accountability to a system that has been exploited for too long. It was gratifying that my colleagues in the House and Senate, and our attorney general, Dave Sunday, focused on children’s health and made this a bipartisan effort.”
Manufacturers will be required to annually certify that their products have received FDA marketing authorization or that their Premarket Tobacco Applications remain under review. Enforcement will be handled by the Department of Revenue, the Office of Attorney General, and state and local law enforcement.
Pennsylvania previously led efforts to protect youth by raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products from 18 to 21 in 2019—action later adopted nationwide.
This bill now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.