Senate passes tax on vapes, other nicotine products to fund pediatric cancer research

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 1,130

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Senate passed a bill Wednesday to implement a nickel tax on alternative nicotine products like nicotine pouches and vapes, with funding to go toward pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa.

Senate File 2480, passed with unanimous support, would create a 5-cent tax on these other nicotine products on a per-unit basis. Containers of nicotine pouches containing up to 20 pouches would be taxed 5 cents, adding a proportionate tax for each …

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