Bill Text For HB3881 - Introduced

 1|                          STATE OF OKLAHOMA                            |
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 2|             2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)                |
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 3|HOUSE BILL 3881                      By: Cantrell                      |
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 6|                            AS INTRODUCED                              |
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 7|       An Act relating to vape products; creating the                  |
  |       Alternative Nicotine Products Regulatory Act of 2026;           |
 8|       defining terms; providing manufacturing, labeling,              |
  |       marketing, and safety requirements; mandating an                |
 9|       attestation; providing for penalties and suspension;            |
  |       providing for enforcement from the Attorney General;            |
10|       creating the Alternative Nicotine Products Compliance           |
  |       Fund; providing for noncodification; providing for              |
11|       codification; and providing an effective date.                  |
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14|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:                  |
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15|    SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law not to be          |
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16|codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:                    |
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17|    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alternative       |
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18|Nicotine Products Regulatory Act of 2026".                             |
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19|    SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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20|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.50 of Title 63, unless       |
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21|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:         |
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22|    As used in this act:                                               |
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23|    1.  "Alternative nicotine product" means any noncombustible        |
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24|product that contains nicotine and that is intended for human          |
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 1|consumption, whether chewed, absorbed, dissolved, ingested, or         |
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 2|consumed by other means;                                               |
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 3|    2.  "Department" means the Department of Revenue;                  |
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 4|    3.  "E-liquid" means a solution that:                              |
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 5|         a.    contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin,          |
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 6|              nicotine, nicotine salts, flavorings, or both, and       |
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 7|         b.    is intended to be used in an electronic cigarette.      |
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 8|    E-liquid does not include cannabis, THC, CBD, or hemp as defined   |
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 9|under the laws of the state.                                           |
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10|    4.  "Manufacturing" means the process by which an alternative      |
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11|nicotine product is fabricated, assembled, packaged or labeled, and    |
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12|is sealed in final packaging intended for consumer use;                |
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13|    5.  "Minor" means an individual who is less than twenty-one (21)   |
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14|years of age;                                                          |
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15|    6.  "Packaging" means any receptacle that contains a finished      |
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16|alternative nicotine product;                                          |
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17|    7.  "Sale" or "Sell" means to exchange or otherwise furnish any    |
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18|alternative nicotine product to any individual of legal age for        |
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19|monetary value; and                                                    |
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20|    8.  "Tamper-evident package" means a package having at least one   |
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21|(1) indicator or barrier to entry that, if breached or missing, can    |
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22|reasonably be expected to provide visible evidence to consumers that   |
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23|tampering has occurred.                                                |
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 1|    SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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 2|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.51 of Title 63, unless       |
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 3|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:         |
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 4|    A.  Manufacturers, dealers, wholesalers, and retailers shall       |
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 5|comply with the following requirements:                                |
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 6|    1.  An e-liquid bottle shall use a child proof cap that has the    |
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 7|child resistant effectiveness set forth in the federal poison          |
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 8|prevention packaging standards, 16 CFR 1700.15(b)(1);                  |
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 9|    2.  An e-liquid bottle or an electronic cigarette that contains    |
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10|e-liquid shall use a tamper-evident package.  The tamper-evident       |
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11|package feature shall be designed to remain intact when handled in a   |
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12|reasonable manner during the manufacture, distribution, and retail     |
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13|display of the e-liquid bottle;                                        |
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14|    3.  The label on an e-liquid bottle, electronic cigarette, or      |
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15|alternative nicotine product shall meet the nicotine addictiveness     |
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16|warning statement requirements set forth in 21 CFR 1143.3; and         |
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17|    4.  The package containing the alternative nicotine product        |
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18|shall contain the ingredients in the product as well as the name of    |
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19|the manufacturer or wholesaler, along with the address of the          |
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20|manufacturer or wholesaler, firmly affixed to or printed on the        |
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21|package for tracking purposes.  A scannable bar code or QR code        |
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22|located on the package may meet this requirement.                      |
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23|    B.  A manufacturer, dealer, wholesaler, or retailer of an          |
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24|alternative nicotine product shall be prohibited from selling any      |
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 1|alternative nicotine product that uses in the name of the product,     |
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 2|the labeling of the product, the packaging of the product, or in its   |
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 3|marketing materials:                                                   |
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 4|    1.  The terms "candy", "candies", or variants in spelling such     |
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 5|as "kandy" or "kandeez;                                                |
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 6|    2.  The terms "bubble gum", "cotton candy", "gummy bear", "gummy   |
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 7|worm", "lollipop", or other variants of these terms;                   |
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 8|    3.  References to cartoons, cartoon characters, superheroes,       |
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 9|television shows, video games, and movies, or other similar            |
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10|characters or references;                                              |
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11|    4.  References or utilizes trade dress, trademarks, or other       |
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12|related imagery that imitate or replicate trade dress, trademarks,     |
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13|or other imagery of food brands or products that have been primarily   |
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14|marketed to minors such as brands of breakfast cereals, cookies,       |
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15|juice drinks, soft drinks, ice creams, and frozen pops; and            |
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16|    5.  References or utilizes trade dress, trademarks, or other       |
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17|related imagery that imitate or replicate trade dress, trademarks,     |
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18|or other imagery of school supplies such as USB drives or              |
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19|highlighters, smart phones or smart watches, headphones, any item of   |
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20|clothing, or toy, video game devices or phone app integration          |
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21|features.                                                              |
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22|    SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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23|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.52 of Title 63, unless       |
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24|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:         |
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 1|    A.  A manufacturer of alternative nicotine products for sale in    |
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 2|the state shall provide an attestation under the penalty of perjury    |
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 3|to the Attorney General on forms provided by the Attorney General's    |
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 4|Office of the following:                                               |
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 5|    1.  The manufacturer has received a marketing granted order for    |
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 6|the alternative nicotine product from the United States Food and       |
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 7|Drug Administration (FDA) in accordance with 21 U.S.C. 387(j); or      |
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 8|    2.  The manufacturer has submitted a premarket tobacco             |
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 9|application for the alternative nicotine product and has received a    |
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10|submission tracking number (STN) from the FDA in accordance with 21    |
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11|U.S.C. 387(j) and the application remains under review with the FDA    |
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12|for more than 180 days, the FDA has issued a no marketing order for    |
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13|the alternative nicotine product, but the agency or a federal court    |
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14|has issued a stay order or injunction during the pendency of the       |
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15|manufacturer's appeal of the no marketing order, or the order has      |
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16|been appealed either to the FDA or a challenge to the order filed      |
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17|with a federal court and the appeal or challenge is still pending.     |
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18|    B.  The consumable material of the alternative nicotine product    |
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19|shall be manufactured, processed, blended, or filled in the United     |
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20|States by January 1, 2028, or such product shall be removed from the   |
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21|list of products that are legal to sell.                               |
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22|    C.  Each manufacturer filing an attestation with the Attorney      |
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23|General shall pay an initial fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)   |
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24|and a renewal fee annually of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).          |
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 1|    D.  The manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General within      |
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 2|thirty (30) days of any material change to the attestation,            |
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 3|including:                                                             |
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 4|    1.  If the FDA has issued a market order or other authorization;   |
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 5|    2.  If the FDA has issued a market denial order;                   |
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 6|    3.  If the FDA or a federal court has issued a stay or             |
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 7|injunction during pendency of the no marketing order;                  |
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 8|    4.  If the manufacturer has appealed to the FDA or filed a         |
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 9|challenge with a federal court and the appeal or challenge is still    |
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10|pending.                                                               |
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11|    E.  The Attorney General shall:                                    |
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12|    1.  Develop a directory listing all of the manufacturers that      |
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13|have provided attestations that comply with subsection D of this       |
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14|section and all vapor products that are listed in such attestations;   |
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15|    2.  Make the directory available for public inspection on its      |
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16|website on or before October 1, 2026; and                              |
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17|    3.  Update the directory every thirty (30) days to correct         |
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18|mistakes and to add or remove manufacturers or vapor products to       |
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19|maintain the directory in conformity with the requirements of this     |
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20|section.                                                               |
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21|    F.  It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly,   |
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22|to knowingly manufacture, distribute, sell, barter, or furnish in      |
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23|this state any vapor product that is not included in the directory.    |
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 1|    SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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 2|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.53 of Title 63, unless       |
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 3|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:         |
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 4|    A.  The Department may assess a civil penalty against a            |
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 5|manufacturer, dealer, wholesaler, or retailer for a violation of       |
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 6|this act in an amount that does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars       |
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 7|($5,000.00).  A civil penalty may be assessed in addition to other     |
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 8|penalties allowed under this act.                                      |
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 9|    B.  The Attorney General is authorized to investigate and          |
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10|enforce violations of Sections 3 and 4 of this act.  Upon              |
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11|determining that a manufacturer, dealer, wholesaler or retailer has    |
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12|violated any provision of Section 3 or 4 of this act, the Attorney     |
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13|General may bring a civil action in any court of competent             |
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14|jurisdiction to either: seek injunctive relief restraining or          |
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15|enjoining any manufacturer, dealer, wholesaler or retailer from        |
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16|continuing to engage in activities that violate Section 3 or 4;        |
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17|recover civil penalties of up to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00)     |
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18|per violation; or obtain appropriate relief to protect the public      |
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19|interest.                                                              |
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20|    C.  Civil penalties collected under this act shall be deposited    |
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21|in the Alternative Nicotine Products Compliance Fund.                  |
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22|    SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified     |
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23|in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1-229.54 of Title 63, unless       |
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24|there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:         |
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 1|    A.  The Alternative Nicotine Products Compliance Fund is hereby    |
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 2|created as a special fund under state law.                             |
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 3|    B.  The Alternative Nicotine Products Compliance Fund shall be     |
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 4|utilized by the Department and Attorney General for enforcement of     |
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 5|this act.                                                              |
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 6|    SECTION 7.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.      |
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 8|    60-2-14207     TJ     12/23/25                                     |
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