LouisianaLouisiana law separates vapor product makers, wholesalers, and stores
Louisiana's law separates roles in the vapor product trade and limits direct shipments, while allowing age-checked delivery from licensed in-state stores.
What it does
Vapor product makers, wholesalers, and stores must keep separate roles. Manufacturers cannot hold retail or wholesale permits or have a financial interest in a permitted store or wholesaler.
Manufacturers cannot sell or ship vapor products straight to stores, and sellers cannot ship them straight to Louisiana consumers. Wholesalers may serve affiliated stores, and age-checked, in-person delivery from a licensed Louisiana store is allowed.
A separate provision in the 2026 act that began as House Bill 782 applies to taxable periods starting January 1, 2027, or later. This law does not explain what that provision does.
Argument forSeparate roles may make it clearer who can sell vapor products to stores and consumers, while limiting manufacturers' financial ties to retailers and wholesalers.
Argument againstConsumers may have fewer ways to buy vapor products because sellers cannot ship them directly, and stores must buy from permitted wholesalers.
More detail
The law bars permitted manufacturers from holding retail or wholesale permits or having a financial interest in permitted retailers or wholesalers. Retailers must buy vapor products from permitted wholesalers. These rules cover Louisiana-permitted vapor product manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. The law takes effect August 1, 2026.
The law bars manufacturers from selling or shipping vapor products directly to permitted retailers and bars direct shipments to Louisiana consumers. The rules cover vapor product sales and shipments involving Louisiana-permitted manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, and consumers. A permitted wholesaler may sell to a permitted retailer under direct or indirect common control with the wholesaler. A third-party delivery service may deliver products sold online by a licensed physical Louisiana store if delivery is in person and the recipient's age is checked. These rules do not apply to lawful marijuana or marijuana products regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health. The law takes effect August 1, 2026.
Section 2 of the act that began as House Bill 782 applies to taxable periods beginning January 1, 2027, or later. The date applies to taxable periods covered by Section 2 of the act that began as House Bill 782 in the 2026 session. It applies to taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 8Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 820.Became Law
- Jun 8Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1733). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- May 28Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1494). Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 27Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 27Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 18Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Minor
- May 14Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- May 13Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1252). Result: pass.Lower
- May 12Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 12Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
- May 11Reported with amendments (17-0).Minor
- Apr 27Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Apr 23Reported with amendments (16-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 27Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.Introduced
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