Iowa lawmakers advance bills to raise vape and cigarette taxes

5 cent tax proposed for vaping products sold in Iowa

A bill setting a five-cent tax on vapes and nicotine pouches has won approval in an Iowa Senate committee. Tony Phillips, a lobbyist for RAI Services which sells VUSE, a digital vapor cigarette, and Grizzly Nicotine Pouches estimated how much the tax would raise during a subcommittee hearing on the bill. “Based on our industry […]

New vape tax proposal advancing in Iowa Senate

The bill would tax “alternative nicotine products” at a rate of 5 cents per container and distributors of such products at a rate of 5 cents per milliliter of nicotine.

Senate bill increases tax on nicotine products to help fund pediatric cancer research

Senators advanced a proposal that would increase the tax on nicotine products including things like vapes and pouches. It would raise the tax by 5 cents per con

Senators advance nicotine, vape tax to fund pediatric cancer research

Threase Harms, representing the CAFE (Clean Air for Everyone) Iowa Citizen's Action Network, held up a nicotine pouch container labeled "Zyn" at a subcommittee meeting April 14, 2026 discussing a potential tax on alternative nicotine products and vapes. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)As Iowa lawmakers aim to find ways to address the state’s high cancer rates, a Senate subcommittee and committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would pu…

Iowa lawmakers advance bills to raise vape and cigarette taxes

Iowa lawmakers are moving forward with bills to increase taxes on vape and cigarette products, with potential changes starting next year.

Pedatric cancer research funding bill advances

The Iowa House Appropriations Committee unanimously advanced legislation Wednesday to establish a dedicated state funding stream for pediatric cancer research, sending the proposal to the House floor.