Authorizing the sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines.

2025-2026 Regular Session

The bill authorizes selling electronic cigarettes via vending machines in Kansas and requires licenses for sellers, distributors, and related regulatory updates.

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Summary — HB 2094 (Kansas, 2025)

Title: Authorizing the sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines
Introduced: January 24, 2025
Hearing: House Committee on Federal and State Affairs — Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:05 AM, Room 346‑S
Primary document: House bill as introduced (KS statutes amended: K.S.A. 79‑3301, 79‑3303, 79‑3399 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79‑3321)

Key provisions / statutory changes

Adds “electronic cigarette” to the definitions and regulatory framework in the Kansas cigarette and tobacco products act (K.S.A. 79‑3301 et seq.). The bill defines “electronic cigarette” as a battery‑powered device that delivers vaporized nicotine (by cartridges or other delivery systems).

Expands the definition of “wholesale dealer” to explicitly include persons who sell electronic cigarettes to other wholesale dealers, retail dealers, vending machine operators, and manufacturer’s salespersons.

Requires persons engaged in selling electronic cigarettes (in addition to cigarettes) and vending machine distributors to obtain appropriate licenses under the act (amending K.S.A. 79‑3303 and related sections).

Revises related statutory cross‑references (including K.S.A. 79‑3399 and 2024 Supp. 79‑3321); repeals existing sections as reflected in the bill text.

Who would be affected

Vending machine operators and vending machine distributors — would be able to place/sell e‑cigarettes from vending machines, subject to licensing and other statutory requirements.

Wholesale dealers, retail dealers and manufacturer’s salespersons — treated as participants in the lawful distribution/resale chain for e‑cigarettes.

Approximately 400 current “consumable material distributors” (per the Kansas Department of Revenue) who will likely need to obtain wholesale dealer licenses to continue operations involving e‑cigarettes in Kansas.

Kansas Department of Revenue — will implement licensing, tax collection and compliance changes.

Fiscal and administrative impact (from KS Division of the Budget fiscal note, Feb 10, 2025)

Licensing revenue: estimated one‑time/recurring increased revenue of about $20,000 (assumes ~400 additional distributors obtain a wholesale dealer license; fee = $50 per license every two years → 400 × $50 = $20,000).

Taxes: the Department of Revenue could not quantify potential additional receipts from increased e‑cigarette sales (excise or sales taxes), but noted such receipts could increase.

Implementation costs: estimated increased expenditures of $82,278 and authorization for an additional 1.00 FTE in FY 2026 to administer and implement the bill’s provisions.

The fiscal effects were not reflected in the FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.

Procedural status / timeline (Kansas)

Introduced: Jan 24, 2025

Referred to: House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (hearing scheduled Feb 11, 2025)

Pending committee action and further floor consideration.

Note: The packet of documents provided includes unrelated HB 2094 texts from other states (Arizona and Illinois) that address different subjects. This summary is limited to the Kansas bill that would authorize sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines.

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