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Cigarette and tobacco products: licensing and enforcement.

It became law on Oct 3, 2025.

CA AB 573 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Became law
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Assembly
Sponsors
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Latest action
Oct 3, 2025

What it does

The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to administer a statewide program to license manufacturers, distributers, and retailers of cigarettes and tobacco products.

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Oct 3, 2025

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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