HB 958: Revenue and taxation; require vapor product manufacturers to disclose ingredients in consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale

Georgia currently does not require companies that make vaping products to publicly list what is in them. This bill would add a new section to Georgia's tobacco and vaping tax law (O.C.G.A. Chapter 11 of Title 48) requiring vapor product manufacturers to give the state's tax commissioner a full ingredient list for every consumable vapor product they sell in Georgia, along with any research on health effects and information about chemicals of concern such as carcinogens or allergens. Manufacturers would also have to post the ingredient lists on their own websites in a format the public can access and that computers can read. Some proprietary processes or ingredients could be exempted from disclosure at the commissioner's discretion. Manufacturers who violate the requirements would face misdemeanor penalties and could have their state licenses put on probation, suspended, or revoked. The reporting and posting requirements start January 1, 2027 and continue annually after that.

• Requires vapor product manufacturers to submit a full ingredient list, in order of weight, for each vape product sold in Georgia to the state commissioner starting January 1, 2027.
• Requires manufacturers to disclose any research they have done on the health effects of their products or ingredients.
• Requires manufacturers to identify which ingredients are 'chemicals of concern' (like carcinogens or allergens) and describe safer alternatives they considered.
• Requires manufacturers to post updated ingredient lists on their websites in a public, machine readable format.
• Allows the commissioner to exempt proprietary processes or ingredients from disclosure.
• Makes violations a misdemeanor and allows the commissioner to suspend, revoke, or put on probation a manufacturer's state license.

Vapor product manufacturers who distribute, sell, or offer consumable vapor products for sale in Georgia are the main group affected, since they must report and publish ingredient information. Georgia's tax commissioner's office, which will collect and manage this data, and consumers who use vaping products are also affected.

If enacted, Georgians who use vaping products would gain access to detailed ingredient information that is not currently required to be disclosed, including whether a product contains chemicals linked to cancer or other health risks. Manufacturers would face new compliance costs and potential license consequences for noncompliance.

• Section 1 adds new Code Section 48-11-4.3 defining 'chemical of concern' and 'ingredient,' including additives, contaminants, and chemicals present above or below a 0.5 percent weight threshold as set by the commissioner.
• Subsection (b) requires manufacturers to submit, by January 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, an ingredient list by weight, health research summaries, a chemical of concern list, and alternative-hazard evaluations.
• Subsection (c) requires manufacturers to post the same ingredient information on their websites in a publicly accessible, machine readable format, updated whenever ingredients or their proportions change.
• Subsection (d) allows the commissioner to exempt proprietary processes or ingredients from disclosure by rule or regulation.
• Subsection (e) makes violations a misdemeanor under O.C.G.A. § 16-1-10 and authorizes probation, suspension, or revocation of the manufacturer's state license under O.C.G.A. § 48-11-4.
• Section 2 repeals any conflicting laws.

1. 2026-01-15House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-14House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-13House Hopper (House)

• Michelle Au (D, HD-050)Primary sponsor
• Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)

• vaping regulation
• consumer protection
• tobacco and vaping law
• ingredient disclosure
• public health