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HB 377FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Commerce Committee

Proposed Legal Definition for Heated Tobacco Products

Original title: Heated Tobacco Products

November 6, 2025

tobacco regulation taxation public health state law alcoholic beverages and tobacco

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Signed

Currently Died in Commerce Committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

14 actions

Feb 5, 2026House
Now in Commerce Committee
Feb 5, 2026House
Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Feb 5, 2026HouseCommittee
Favorable by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Feb 3, 2026House
Added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
Jan 27, 2026House
Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Jan 27, 2026House
Reported out of Ways & Means Committee

Show 8 earlier actions

Jan 27, 2026HouseCommittee
Favorable by Ways & Means Committee
Jan 23, 2026House
Added to Ways & Means Committee agenda
Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Nov 18, 2025House
Now in Ways & Means Committee
Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Nov 18, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
Nov 6, 2025HouseIntroduced
Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have changed how heated tobacco products are classified for tax and enforcement purposes, directly affecting retailers, distributors, and detention facility regulations.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Tobacco retailers and distributors

The bill would have changed the tax and regulatory classification of the products they sell.

County detention facilities

The bill would have explicitly prohibited the possession of these products as contraband within their facilities.

Consumers of heated tobacco products

The bill would have altered the legal status and regulatory oversight of the products they use.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Commerce Committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill proposed creating a formal legal definition for 'heated tobacco products'—devices that heat tobacco to create an inhalable without burning it—to distinguish them from traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products in Florida law. The legislation aimed to update tax and statutes to include these products under the state's regulatory framework.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'heated tobacco product' under this bill?

It is a product containing tobacco designed for use in an electronic device that heats the tobacco to produce an inhalable without burning or .

Would this bill have made heated tobacco products illegal in jails?

Yes, the bill proposed adding these products to the list of items prohibited in county detention facilities.

Did this bill pass?

No, the bill died in the Commerce Committee on March 13, 2026.

Why It Matters

The bill would have changed how heated tobacco products are classified for tax and enforcement purposes, directly affecting retailers, distributors, and detention facility regulations.

News Coverage

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Voting Record

Motion succeededhouse2/5/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee)

Total

Yes

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (36)

+ 12 more

Motion succeededhouse1/27/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Ways & Means Committee)

Total

Yes

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (32)

+ 8 more

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Integration of New Tobacco Tech

The bill represents a legislative effort to bring non-combustible tobacco heating devices into the existing regulatory and tax framework for traditional tobacco products.

Florida Legislature

Connected Entities

organizationCommerce Committee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →

organizationIndustries & Professional Activities Subcommittee“Subcommittee reviewing the bill”Map →

organizationWays & Means Committee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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Controversy20
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