Senate Bill 1418 (2025) — Heated tobacco products
SB 1418
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Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1418 By Senator DiCeglie 18-01351-25 20251418__ Page 1 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to heated tobacco products; amending 2 s. 210.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3 “cigarette”; amending s. 210.095, F.S.; revising the 4 definition of the term “tobacco product”; renaming 5
part II of ch. 210, F.S.; prohibiting its application 6 to heated tobacco products; amending s. 210.25, F.S.; 7 defining the term “heated tobacco product”; conforming 8 a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 9 569.002, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 10 “tobacco product”; amending s. 951.22, F.S.; 11 conforming a cross-reference; reenacting s. 569.31(5), 12 F.S., relating to
definitions, to incorporate the 13 amendment made to s. 569.002, F.S., in a reference 14 thereto; providing an effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18
Section 1. Subsection (1) of
section 210.01, Florida 19 Statutes, is amended to read: 20 210.01
Definitions.—When used in this part the following 21 words shall have the meaning herein indicated: 22 (1) “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking, except one of 23 which the tobacco is fully naturally fermented, without regard 24 to the kind of tobacco or other substances used in the inner 25 roll or the nature or composition of the material in which the 26 roll is wrapped, which is made wholly or in part of tobacco 27 irrespective of size or shape and whether such tobacco is 28 flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient.
The 29 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1418 18-01351-25 20251418__ Page 2 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. term does not include a heated tobacco product as defined in s. 30 210.25. 31
Section 2. Paragraph (
i) of subsection (1) of
section 32 210.095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 33 210.095 Mail order, Internet, and remote sales of tobacco 34 products; age verification.— 35
(1) For purposes of this section, the term: 36 (i) “Tobacco product products” means any cigarette all 37 cigarettes, smoking tobacco, snuff, fine-cut chewing tobacco, 38 cut and granulated tobacco, cavendish, and plug or twist 39 tobacco, or heated tobacco product as defined in s. 210.25. 40
Section 3.
Part II of
chapter 210, Florida Statutes, 41 entitled “Tax on Tobacco Products other than Cigarettes or 42 Cigars,” is renamed “Tax on Tobacco Products other than 43 Cigarettes, Heated Tobacco Products, or Cigars.” 44
Section 4. Present subsections (6) through (14) of
section 45 210.25, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7) 46 through (15), respectively, a new subsection (6) is added to 47 that section, and present subsection (12) of that
section is 48 amended, to read: 49 210.25
Definitions.—As used in this part: 50 (6) “Heated tobacco product” means a product containing 51 tobacco which produces an inhalable aerosol by heating the 52 tobacco without combustion of the tobacco or by the heat 53 generated from a combustion source that only heats rather than 54 burns the tobacco. 55 (13)(12) “Tobacco product products” means loose tobacco 56 suitable for smoking; snuff; snuff flour; cavendish; plug and 57 twist tobacco; fine-cut fine cuts and other chewing tobacco 58 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1418 18-01351-25 20251418__ Page 3 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. tobaccos; any short-filler or scrap of tobacco shorts; refuse 59 scraps; any clipping, cutting, or sweeping clippings, cuttings, 60 and sweepings of tobacco, and any other kind or form kinds and 61 forms of tobacco prepared in such manner as to be suitable for 62 chewing; but the term “tobacco product products” does not 63 include any cigarette cigarettes, as defined by s. 210.01(1), 64 heated tobacco product, or cigar cigars. 65
Section 5. Subsection (8) of
section 569.002, Florida 66 Statutes, is amended to read: 67 569.002
Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 68 (8) “Tobacco product products” includes loose tobacco 69 leaves, and any product products made from tobacco leaves, in 70 whole or in part;, and cigarette wrappers, which can be used for 71 smoking, sniffing, or chewing; and any heated tobacco product as 72 defined in s. 210.25. 73
Section 6. Paragraph (
d) of subsection (1) of
section 74 951.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 75 951.22 County detention facilities; contraband articles.— 76
(1) It is unlawful, except through regular channels as duly 77 authorized by the sheriff or officer in charge, to introduce 78 into or possess upon the grounds of any county detention 79 facility as defined in s. 951.23 or to give to or receive from 80 any inmate of any such facility wherever said inmate is located 81 at the time or to take or to attempt to take or send therefrom 82 any of the following articles, which are contraband: 83 (
d) Any tobacco product products as defined in s. 210.25 s. 84 210.25(12). 85
Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 86 made by this act to
section 569.002, Florida Statutes, in a 87 Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1418 18-01351-25 20251418__ Page 4 of 4 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. reference thereto, subsection (5) of
section 569.31, Florida 88 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 89 569.31
Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 90 (5) “Nicotine product” means any product that contains 91 nicotine, including liquid nicotine, which is intended for human 92 consumption, whether inhaled, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, or 93 ingested by any means. The term also includes any nicotine 94 dispensing device. The term does not include a: 95 (
a) Tobacco product, as defined in s. 569.002; 96 (
b) Product regulated as a drug or device by the United 97 States Food and Drug Administration under
Chapter V of the 98 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or 99 (
c) Product that contains incidental nicotine. 100