2025 House Bill 5370

Tobacco: licenses; nicotine or tobacco products; require license to sell at retail.

A bill to amend 1915 PA 31, entitled “Youth tobacco act,” by amending the title and sections 1, 4, and 5 (MCL 722.641, 722.644, and 722.645), the title as amended by 2019 PA 18, sections 1 and 4 as amended by 2022 PA 167, and section 5 as added by 1988 PA 314, and by adding sections 1a, 1c, 1e, 1g, 1i, 1k, and 1o.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5368 through 5372 collectively restructure Michigan’s tobacco and nicotine regulatory framework by expanding and standardizing retail licensing and enforcement, permitting limited sales at temporary venues under strict compliance rules, increasing penalties for sales to minors, clarifying age-of-majority interactions, providing temporary licensure relief for existing retailers, and updating minor-use provisions, all contingent on the enactment of related legislation and aimed at strengthening public health oversight and compliance.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 16, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Bradley Slagh (R-85) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Helena Scott (D-8), Stephanie Young (D-16) and Jennifer Wortz (R-35)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform