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title: HB 958. Revenue and taxation; require vapor product manufacturers to disclose ingredients in consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale
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date: 2026-01-15
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status_date: 2026-01-13
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- Michelle Au
- Ron Stephens
- Gerald Greene
- Lee Hawkins
- Debbie Buckner
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- vaping regulation
- consumer protection
- tobacco and vaping law
- ingredient disclosure
- public health
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# HB 958. Revenue and taxation; require vapor product manufacturers to disclose ingredients in consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale
## Text
House Bill 958
By: Representatives Au of the 50th, Stephens of the 164th, Greene of the 154th, Hawkins of
the 27th, and Buckner of the 137th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes
on tobacco and vaping products, so as to require vapor product manufacturers to disclose
ingredients in consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this state;
to provide definitions; to provide for publication; to provide for exemptions; to provide for
penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on
tobacco and vaping products, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"48-11-4.3.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) 'Chemical of concern' means a chemical or class of chemicals that, alone or in
combination with other ingredients, is harmful to human health or the environment
because of hazardous properties or risks from potential exposure, as identified by rule or
regulation of the commissioner. Such term shall include any allergen, asthmagen,
carcinogen, mutagen, endocrine disruptor, reproductive or developmental toxicant,
persistent bioaccumulative toxicant, or neurotoxicant.
(2) 'Ingredient' means:
(A) Any constituent of a consumable vapor product;
(B) Any intentional additive present in any quantity in a consumable vapor product;
(C) Any chemical of concern, by-product, or contaminant present in a consumable
vapor product in any quantity equal to or greater than one-half of 1 percent of the
content of such product by weight; and
(D) Any chemical of concern or contaminant present in a consumable vapor product
in a quantity less than one-half of 1 percent of the content of such product by weight
as determined by the commissioner by rule or regulation.
(b) No later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, vapor product manufacturers
of consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this state shall furnish
to the commissioner for each vapor product:
(1) A list naming each ingredient of such vapor product in descending order of
predominance by weight in such product;
(2) A statement regarding the nature and extent of investigations and research performed
by or for the manufacturer concerning the effects on human health of such product or its
ingredients;
(3) A list of each ingredient of such product that is a chemical of concern; and
(4) For each ingredient identified as a chemical of concern, a statement regarding any
evaluation of the availability of potential alternatives and potential hazards posed by such
alternatives.
(c) No later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, each vapor product
manufacturer of consumable vapor products distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this
state shall post on such manufacturer's website the list of ingredients for each consumable
vapor product as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section in a manner prescribed by
the commissioner that is readily accessible to the public and machine readable. Such list
shall be updated when the ingredients in such product change, the predominance of the
ingredients in such product changes, or as required by the commissioner.
(d) Proprietary processes or ingredients shall be exempt from disclosure and publication
requirements in this Code section as determined by the commissioner by rule or regulation.
(e) A violation of any provision of this Code section shall be punished as for a
misdemeanor as provided in Code Section 16-1-10 and shall result in the probation,
suspension, or revocation by the commissioner of all licenses issued to the manufacturer
pursuant to Code Section 48-11-4."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House bill would require vapor product manufacturers to disclose the ingredients in vape products sold in the state, including any chemicals of concern, starting January 1, 2027.
### Plain-language summary
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.
### What it does
- 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.
### Who it affects
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.
### Why it matters
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.
### Key provisions
- 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.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-01-13)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-01-15)
- Sponsors: Michelle Au, Ron Stephens, Gerald Greene, Lee Hawkins, Debbie Buckner
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72185
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb958.md?full=1