Tobacco/Vapor 21 Law: Federal law passed December 20, 2019 prohibits sales of all tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 years old. FDA stated law became effective on that date. States may choose to continue with current age law at the risk of losing federal funding. Virginia (including Washington D.C.) already bans the sale of tobacco and vapor products to adults under the age of 21 years old.

Flavor Bans: Federal law prohibits the sale of closed system devices (pods, cartridges) containing e-liquid in flavors other than tobacco or menthol.

PMTA Registry Law: Requires the Attorney General to establish and maintain a directory that lists all liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product manufacturers and liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products for which current and accurate certification forms have been submitted. In order to qualify for the registry, each product must wither be authorized for sale by the FDA or have a pending application.⁷

The governor made an amendment that pushes back the effective date to July 1, 2025. The central regulation in the new law, publishing and enforcement of the vapor product directory, is delayed until December 31, 2025. Once the Attorney General publishes the directory retailers will have 60 days to sell through and remove any products not included on the list.