Seventh State to Pass PMTA Registration Bill, Banning Unauthorized Electronic Cigarettes

Both houses of the Iowa Legislature have now passed HF 2677, a PMTA registration bill that would ban the sale of most e-cigarette products in the state. The bill was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Representatives on 3 April and by 42 votes to 4 in the Senate on 19 April.
The bill will now go to Governor Kim Renault for approval or veto. The Association of Smoke-Free Consumer Advocates (CASAA) has updated its call to action on HF 2677, urging the governor to veto the bill.
Currently, six states have passed PMTA registration laws: Alabama, Louisana, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Utah and Kentucky.
Like other PMTA registration bills, the Iowa legislation was initiated by Altria Group and Renault SA, benefiting from the two major tobacco companies, which blamed the decline in cigarette sales on single-use e-cigarettes sold without FDA authorization. So far, the seven e-cigarette devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration have all been made by companies affiliated with NJOY, Vuse or Logic.
If the Governor of Iowa signs HF 2677 into law, it will:
Create a catalog (registry) of products that can be legally sold in Iowa by October 1, 2024. All manufacturers must certify under penalty of perjury that their products submitted to the registry meet state requirements;

A ban on the sale of all e-cigarette products, with the exception of those marketed before August 8, 2016, which must have submitted a premarket tobacco application (PMTA) to the FDA by September 9, 2020, or have received marketing authorization from the FDA or are still under review by the FDA;

There is an annual fee of $100 per product listed;

Establish a system of fines for retail and wholesale violators.

The Iowa bill would ban the sale of all vape liquids and disposable vape cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine, as well as the vast majority of other vape products without FDA marketing approval. Unlike many similar bills, Iowa law does not exempt products from appealing a marketing denial order (MDO) in federal court.