Reynolds signs 5-cent vape tax into law, providing funding for pediatric cancer research

By: Robin Opsahl, Kadin Luhmann

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 940

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Joined by pediatric cancer survivors and family members at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed a measure into law imposing a 5-cent tax on vapes and alternative nicotine products that will be used to fund up to $3 million in pediatric cancer research.

Senate File 2480 establishes a tax on products like vapes and nicotine pouches and directs the revenue from that tax to the state’s …

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