List of vaping bans in the United States

In August 2016, a World Health Organization (WHO) report recommended that e-cigarettes be banned in indoor areas or where smoking is prohibited.^[1] This is because of their potential for non-users to be exposed to chemicals and e-cigarette aerosol in indoor areas.^[2] Many local and state jurisdictions have recently begun enacting laws that prohibit e-cigarette usage everywhere that smoking is banned, although some state laws with comprehensive smoke-free laws will still allow for vaping to be permitted in bars and restaurants while prohibiting e-cigarettes in other indoor places.^[3] The only states that do not regulate indoor vaping at all, be it by state territory or on a local level, are in the states of Nebraska, Nevada, and Tennessee.

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State	Locality	Date	Bars	Restaurants	Other enclosed workplaces	Notes
Alabama
	Anniston	July 1, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Clay	January 6, 2012	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Creola	April 25, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Fultondale	September 1, 2011	banned	banned	banned	also includes private clubs^[3]
	Gadsden	January 1, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Homewood	November 19, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Midfield	December 28, 2011	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Monroeville	March 19, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mountain Brook	October 19, 2016	banned	banned	banned	^[4]
	Troy	June 25, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Vestavia Hills	August 26, 2013	banned	banned	banned	banned in hotels/motels, and within 20 feet (6.1 m) of entrances and exits^[3]
	Bessemer	November 1, 2012	exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Foley	June 18, 2014	exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Opelika	October 7, 2014	exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Daphne	August 18, 2014				banned in enclosed facilities owned, operated or leased by the city, including vehicles; vaping can also be prohibited where there is an owner, operator, manager, or other person having control of a place meeting certain criteria^[5]
	Madison	November 24, 2014				banned in all city buildings^[6]
Alaska
	Dillingham		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Juneau		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Palmer		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Arizona
	Tempe		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Coconino County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
Arkansas						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is generally prohibited on school property, although localities may choose to enact rules of their own that govern e-cigarette use, but so far, only Wooster has done so
California		June 2016	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban As of June 2016, e-cigarettes are included in California's smoke free laws. E-cigarette use is prohibited in workplaces and many public spaces, including restaurants and bars. It is allowed wherever smoking is allowed.^[7] Communities can have stronger e-cigarette laws, e.g. covering parks, beaches, bus stops, outdoor worksites, and so on.^[8] Sale of e-cigarettes to persons under 21 is prohibited.^[9] In June 2019, San Francisco banned the sale of e-cigarettes in the city from early 2020.^[10] The ban was made effective by a citywide ordinance signed by Mayor London Breed in July 2019.^[11] The ban will be the first of its kind in the United States,^[11] since a similar one in Beverly Hills did not take effect until 2021.^[10]
Colorado						Statewide vaping ban.^[12] Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Arvada		banned	banned	banned	exempts partial theatrical productions and specialty vaping stores^[3]
	Boulder		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Breckenridge		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Brighton		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Edgewater		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Evans		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Fort Collins		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Frisco		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Golden		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Greeley		banned	banned		banned in any public access buildings including businesses, and within 50 feet of outdoor seating areas for events^[3]
	Greenwood Village		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Lafayette		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Lakewood		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Littleton		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Louisville		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Wheat Ridge		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
Connecticut		2015	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban in restaurants, bars, government buildings, health care institutions, retail food stores, school buildings, child care facilities, elevators, college dormitories, and gambling facilities, since 2015.^[13]
Delaware		September 5, 2015	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban. Effective September 5, 2015, vaping is prohibited in all places that smoking is banned, which includes bars & restaurants, as signed into law by Governor Jack Markell. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
Florida		July 2019				In 2018, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment to ban vaping in most indoor workplaces, effective July 2019.^[14]
	Alachua County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Archer		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Belleview		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Boca Raton		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Clay County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Miami-Dade County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Delray Beach		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Gainesville		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hawthorne		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	High Springs		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lighthouse Point		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marion County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Miami		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Newberry		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Orange Park		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Port Saint Lucie		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Port St. Joe		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Vero Beach		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Waldo		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
Georgia						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited only on all campuses of University System of Georgia, with limited exceptions for educational purposes and research. Municipalities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state. Roswell bans vaping in all city parks
	Chatham County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pooler		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Savannah		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	DeKalb County		exempt	exempt	banned	^[3]
Hawaii		April 2015			banned	Statewide vaping ban. In April 2015 a bill passed that makes it no longer legal for vaping to be permitted in workplaces and other public places. In June 2015 Hawaii raised the legal age to purchase traditional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes to 21.
Idaho
Idaho	Ketchum		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Illinois						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited on all campuses of state-supported institutions of higher education, including buildings, grounds, parking lots, and vehicles owned by institutions THCA Pre Roll . Enclosed research laboratories are exempt, as well as bars, restaurants, workplaces and all other indoor places where smoking is banned under the Illinois Clean Indoor Air Act.^{[clarification needed]} Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Chicago		banned	banned	banned	exempts vape shops.
	Deerfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	DeKalb		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Elgin		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Elk Grove Village		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Evanston		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Naperville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	New Lenox		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Oak Park		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ogle County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Schaumburg		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Skokie		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wilmette		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Arlington Heights		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wheaton		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
Indiana
	Indianapolis		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Greenwood		exempt	exempt	banned	^[3]
Iowa
	Ames		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Coralville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Iowa City	July 16, 2015	banned	banned	banned	bans selling to minors.^[15]
	North Liberty		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Kansas			exempt	exempt		No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is generally prohibited on all Department of Corrections property and grounds, by both employees and inmates, with no exceptions whatsoever. All other indoor places, including bars, restaurants, and gambling facilities are entirely exempt from the state e-cigarette regulations. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Eudora		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hutchinson		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Manhattan		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Olathe		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Overland Park		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Park City		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Topeka		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wyandotte County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Kentucky						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited only on all properties of State Executive Branch, including buildings, vehicles, and land, but excluding specific outdoor areas such as parks, Kentucky Horse Park, and Kentucky State Fairgrounds. Per Governor's Office, does not apply to State colleges and universities. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Bardstown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Berea		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Danville		banned	banned	banned	banned within ten feet of the entrance of any such place^[3]
	Glasgow		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Lexington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Manchester		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Morehead		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Richmond	September 9, 2014	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Versailles	October 6, 2014	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Woodford County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Louisiana
	Abbeville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Cheneyville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hammond		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Monroe		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	New Orleans		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ouachita Parish		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	West Monroe		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sulphur		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lake Charles		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Maine		October 1, 2015	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban. Effective October 1, 2015, vaping is prohibited in all smoke-free areas, which included bars and restaurants. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.^[16]
Maryland			exempt	exempt		No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited only on MARC commuter rail system trains. All other indoor places, including bars and restaurants, that are subject to the Maryland Clean Indoor Air Act are entirely exempt from the state's vaping regulations. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Howard County	July 31, 2015	banned	banned		banned in stores, offices, sports complexes and at open-air concerts.^[17]
	Montgomery County		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Prince George's County		banned	banned	exempt	exempts video lottery establishments^[3]
	Baltimore		exempt	exempt	banned	also exempts video lottery facilities and e-cigarette shops^[3]
Massachusetts						Governor Charlie Baker ordered a 4-month ban on all e-cigarette sales. This was later changed to a ban lasting indefinitely.
	Vaping					is banned on all state college & university campuses.
	Acton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Adams		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Amherst		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Andover		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Arlington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ashland		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Athol		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Attleboro		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Auburn		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Barre		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Billerica		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bolton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Boston		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bourne		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bridgewater		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Buckland		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Burlington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Cambridge		banned	banned	banned	exempts Housing Authority developments & outdoor restaurant & bar patios^[3]
	Charlemont		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Cohasset		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Concord		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Dartmouth		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Dedham		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Deerfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Dighton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Dover		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Dracut		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Eastham		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Easthampton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Fairhaven		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Fitchburg		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Foxborough		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Franklin		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Gardner		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Gill		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Gloucester		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Grafton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Granby		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Great Barrington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Greenfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Halifax		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hamilton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hatfield		banned	banned	banned	exempts hotels/motels^[3]
	Haverhill		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Holyoke		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hubbardston		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hudson		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hull		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lee		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Leicester		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lenox		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Leominster		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Leverett		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lexington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lynn		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lynnfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marblehead		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marion		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marlborough		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marshfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mashpee		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Medfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Medway		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Methuen		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Milford		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Montague		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Natick		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Needham		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
New Bedford		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Newburyport		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Newton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Northampton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
North Andover		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
North Attleborough		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
North Reading		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Orange		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Orleans		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Oxford		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Pittsfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Plainville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Provincetown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Reading		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Rockland	September 3, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[18]
Salem		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Saugus		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Sharon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Shelburne		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Sherborn		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Shrewsbury		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Somerset		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Somerville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
South Hadley		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Stockbridge		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Sunderland		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Sutton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Swampscott		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Swansea		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Taunton		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Tewksbury		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Townsend		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Tynsborough		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Wakefield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Watertown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Wayland		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Webster		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Wendell		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
West Springfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Westminster		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Westport		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Westwood		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Weymouth		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Whately		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Williamstown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Winchendon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Winchester		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Worcester		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Yarmouth		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Michigan
	Washtenaw County		exempt	exempt	banned	^[3] and is not illegal to use a "vaporizer" inside of domestic homes, houses, etc.
	Canton					use of electronic cigarettes by minors is a misdemeanor
	Eaton Rapids					use of electronic cigarettes by minors is a civil infraction.
	Hastings					Use of electronic cigarettes by minors is a civil infraction.
	Port Huron					use or possession of e-cigarettes, Vapor Products, or Alternative Nicotine Products by minors is a misdemeanor. Also prohibited is the sale or furnishing of said items to minors. Smoking for any purposes outside of the cooking of food is not allowed in city parks or beaches.
Minnesota			exempt	exempt		No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited only in state and local government buildings, facilities of state colleges and universities, facilities licensed by Commissioner of Human Services, and facilities licensed by Commissioner of Health. All other indoor places subject to the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act, including bars and restaurants, are entirely exempt from the state's regulation. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.
	Austin		banned	banned	banned	use of vaporized medical marijuana permitted wherever not prohibited by State law^[3]
	Beltrami County		banned	banned	banned	exempts e-cigarette shops for purposes of sampling non-nicotine substances^[3]
	Big Stone County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bloomington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Chippewa County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Clay County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Duluth		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Eagle Lake		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Eden Prairie		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Edina		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Elk River		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ely		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Glyndon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hennepin County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hermantown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Houston County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Isanti		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Jordan		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Lac qui Parle County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lakeville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mankato		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marshall County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Minneapolis		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Moorhead		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	North Mankato		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Olmsted County		banned	banned	banned	use of vaporized medical marijuana permitted wherever not prohibited by law^[3]
	Orono		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Perham		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ramsey County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Red Wing		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Richfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Savage		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sleepy Eye		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	St. Anthony		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	St. Louis County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Steele County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Waseca		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wilkin County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Mississippi
	Anguilla		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Arcola		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Baldwyn		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bassfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Beulah		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Brandon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bruce		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Byram		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Calhoun City		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Clinton			banned	exempt	^[3]
	Centreville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Coahoma County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Courtland		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Crawford		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Duck Hill		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Duncan		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Durant		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ethel		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Farmington		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Fayette		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Forest		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Friars Point		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Georgetown		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Holly Springs		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Indianola		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Isola		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Itta Bena		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Iuka		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Louisville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Magee		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mantachie		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mendenhall		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Monticello			banned	exempt	^[3]
	Moorhead		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Nettleton	February 5, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	New Augusta		banned	banned	banned
	Petal		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pickens		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pittsboro		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Plantersville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Prentiss		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Rolling Fork		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sidon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sledge	June 4, 2014	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Southaven	August 4, 2014	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	State Line		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sumner		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Tupelo		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Tutwiler		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Walnut		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Walnut Grove		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Weir		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wesson		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wiggins		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Woodville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Diamondhead		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Flowood		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
Missouri
	Branson	July 1, 2015				banned in all enclosed public places and workplaces by unanimous Board of Aldermen vote in October 2014; exempts up to 20% of designated hotel and motel smoking rooms, tobacco shops, smoking lounges in tobacco-related businesses, private homes, outdoor areas in places of employment, outdoor patios of restaurants, and golf courses.^[3]
	Clinton	March 1, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Columbia		banned	banned	banned	banned in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants; exempts rented social halls, separately ventilated offices occupied exclusively by smokers, stage performances, retail tobacco shops, and private clubs with no employees.^[3]
	Creve Coeur	January 2, 2011	banned	banned		banned by unanimous city council vote in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and restaurants; exempts cigar bars, private clubs, tobacco shops, and hotel/motel designated smoking rooms^[3]
	Farmington	November 13, 2015	banned	banned	banned	after public vote of 59%-41% and including within 15 feet (4.6 m) of entrances; exempts cigar bars, vape shops, hotel rooms, private clubs, and nursing homes^[3]
	Gainesville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Kansas City		banned	banned		banned in all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants^[3]
	St. Joseph	June 7, 2014	banned		banned	banned in public places, including all bars, restaurants, and private and semiprivate rooms in nursing homes, after public vote of 52.75%–47.25%; exempts private vehicles and residences, 10% of hotel and motel rooms designated as smoking, private clubs (when no employees are present), and casino gaming areas (including bars, restaurants, and lounges within those gaming areas).^[3] Though the city-wide smoking ban remains intact, the vaping ban itself was lifted in 2016 due to a state law which was passed then, prohibiting e-cigarettes and vape products from being regulated in the same way as tobacco. In 2019 the city-wide vaping ban was reinstated, via a separate ordinance, by a unanimous vote from the City Council.^[19]^[20]
	Washington	April 15, 2013	banned	banned	banned	by unanimous city council vote; also banned in private rooms in nursing homes; exempts only private residences not serving as a workplace and designated smoking rooms in hotels and motels; exempts hookah lounges until April 15, 2014^[3]
Montana		October 22, 2019				Montana governor Steve Bullock announced a statewide ban on the sale of flavored vaping products.^[21] This ban will take effect on October 22, 2019, and will affect both retail in shops and online.^[21] The restriction will last for 4 months.^[21]^{[needs update]}
New Hampshire					banned	Statewide vaping ban. Smoking is defined as having a lit cigarette, pipe, or any device designed to produce the effect of smoking, including devices as defined in RSA 126-K:2, II-a. Devices may include, but are not limited to, hookahs, e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs, and vape pens. The Indoor Smoking Act clarifies that all tobacco products are prohibited in enclosed workplaces and enclosed places accessible to the public.
New Jersey		March 13, 2010	banned	banned	banned	Statewide vaping ban. On March 13, 2010, a law went into effect prohibited vaping everywhere that smoking is banned, which is in all enclosed workplaces, including bars and restaurants. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently.^{[citation needed]} (NJ Title 26:3D-55 - 60)
New Mexico
	Santa Fe		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Carlsbad		exempt	exempt	banned
New York		November 22, 2017	banned	banned	banned	Statewide vaping ban. On November 22, 2017, a law went into effect prohibiting vaping everywhere that smoking is banned, including all enclosed workplaces, bars and restaurants.
	Albany		banned	banned	banned
	Cattaraugus County		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Lynbrook		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	New York City					prohibited to anyone under 21 years of age;^{[citation needed]} also prohibited everywhere smoking is banned indoors and out;^[3] vaping is allowed only in e-cigarette shops
	Suffolk County					prohibited to anyone under 21 years of age;^[22] also prohibited everywhere smoking is banned indoors and out^[3]
	Tompkins County		banned	banned	banned
	Westchester County		banned	banned	banned
	Broome County, New York					banned in and near county buildings.^[23]^[24]
North Carolina			exempt	exempt		Localities may regulate vaping indoors, but not in bars and restaurants.
	Asheville	March 10, 2015				banned from city buses, parks and greenways and in facilities such as the U.S. Cellular Center^[25]
	Waynesville	May 23, 2015				banned on sidewalks, public parks, parking lots, greenways, city vehicles and the area in and surrounding town buildings^[26]
North Dakota		December 2012	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban. On November 6, 2012, by a vote of 66%-34%, North Dakota voters ratified Initiative Measure Four, which, upon taking effect in December 2012, amends North Dakota's existing partial smoking ban so as to ban smoking statewide in all enclosed public places and places of employment, including all bars, restaurants, and tobacco stores with all restrictions applying to e-cigarettes as well.^[27]^[28] The ban exempts only (1) private residences except when operating as a childcare or adult day care facility, (2) outdoor areas except within 20 feet of the entrance to a public place or place of employment, (3) businesses not open to the public with no employees besides the owner, and (4) American Indian religious and cultural rituals.^[28] Local governments may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.^[28]
Ohio		September 30, 2021	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban: Effective September 30, 2021, according to Chapter 3794 of the Ohio Revised Code, vaping is prohibited in all places where smoking is prohibited (which includes bars and restaurants), with the exception of retail establishments that make at least 80% of their gross revenue from the sale of vaping products.^[29]
Oklahoma						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is only prohibited in all Dept. of Corrections facilities, including vehicles and grounds. Localities are prohibited from regulating vaping more stringently than the state. Also, sales, gifts and furnishing of vapor products to persons under the age of 18 are subject to legal action the same way as if it were alcohol to a person under 21.
Oregon		January 1, 2016	banned	banned		Statewide vaping ban: Effective January 1, 2016, vaping is prohibited in all smoke free areas, which includes bars and restaurants. Localities may regulate vaping more stringently than the state.^[30] On October 4, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued a 180-day ban on the sale of flavored vapes.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia				banned	exempting bars where food accounts for less than 10% of sales and alcohol accounts for more than 90% of sales, and persons under 18 are prohibited
Rhode Island						Statewide vaping ban: Use of electronic nicotine delivery systems included in definition of “smoking” and prohibited in same places smoking is prohibited (23 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. §§ 23-20.10-2(19) (2018) (definition of smoking)), including public places, health care facilities, child and adult day care facilities, common areas of multi-unit housing (more than 4 units), public transportation, schools and indoor and outdoor sports arenas (23 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-20.10-3 (2018)); workplaces (23 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-20.10-4 (2018)), with some exceptions (23 R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. §§ 23-20.10-6; 23–20.10-6.1(2018)). Possession and use of e-cigarettes, including by visitors, prohibited in all Rhode Island Department of Corrections facilities, vehicles and property. 240-20 R.I. Code R. §§ 1.6(D), 1.16(D) (2018).
South Carolina
	Denmark		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Estill	May 1, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hartsville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Inman		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	West Pelzer		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Yemassee	August 9, 2013	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
South Dakota			exempt	exempt		No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is only prohibited in Department of Corrections facilities and on grounds thereof, by both employees and inmates. All other indoor places, including bars and restaurants, are entirely exempt from the state's regulations, and it remains unclear whether or not local government are allowed to regulate their usage more stringently.^{[citation needed]}
Texas
	Austin		banned	banned	banned	.^[31]
	Bonham		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Denton	April 22, 2015	banned	banned	banned	previous smoking ordinance that allowed smoking in bars did not include e-cigarettes^[32]
	Desoto	January 1, 2016	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Duncanville	May 1, 2016	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Edinburg	December 1, 2015	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	El Paso		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Frisco		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Harlingen		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Laredo		banned	banned		banned in all area's of the city, including bars and restaurants.
	Lufkin		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	San Angelo		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	San Marcos		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Seagoville	March 3, 2016	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Sherman		banned	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Socorro		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Tyler					banned in all places where traditional tobacco smoking is banned, all city owned property, and all privately owned bars and restaurants. Exemptions are available for retail tobacco and vaping shops^[3]^[33]
	Waco	January 1, 2016	banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Waxahachie		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Bedford		exempt	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Boerne		exempt	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Burkburnett		exempt	banned	banned
	Highland Village Texas	June 1, 2011				banned in all enclosed public places as well as restaurants; the law is silent as to whether or not bars are included^[3]
	Joshua					banned in all enclosed public places as well as restaurants; the law is silent as to whether or not bars are included^[3]
	Weatherford		exempt	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Wichita Falls		exempt	exempt	banned	^[3]
Utah		January 1, 2011				Statewide vaping ban: Effective January 1, 2011, vaping is prohibited in all indoor places exempting only (1) designated hotel/motel smoking rooms, (2) areas of owner-operated businesses with no employees besides the owner, and (3) American Indian religious and cultural ceremonies. Since the state law supersedes any ordinances passed by political subdivisions of the state (i.e., cities, counties, school districts, agencies, etc.), such political subdivisions are preempted from regulating indoor smoking or vaping any more or less stringently than the Act.[401]^{[citation needed]}
Vermont		January 1, 2017				Statewide vaping ban: Effective January 1, 2017, vaping is prohibited in public areas where smoking is banned.
Virginia						No statewide vaping ban. Instead, vaping is prohibited on Virginia Railway Express trains, all northern schools, and limited to 100 feet on north end of station platforms. All other indoor places can freely permit vaping if they choose. The law is silent as to whether local governments can regulate vaping more stringently than the state, since they are forbidden from regulating smoking more stringently.^{[citation needed]}
Washington						No statewide vaping ban. Washington State Ferries forbids vaping on its vessels as per an announcement given on every sailing. A 4-month ban on flavored vaping products was enacted in October 2019.
	Grant County		banned	banned	banned	vaping is allowed only in e-cigarette shops^[3]
	King County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pasco		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pierce County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Snohomish County					banned 25 feet from public places and enclosed areas and outdoor venues. Only tribal businesses on reservation land and permitted vape product retail shops are exempted per section 14.7 of Health District Sanitary Code 13.2 and 14.6.
	Whatcom County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
West Virginia
	Barbour County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Berkeley County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Brooke County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Calhoun County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Grant County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Greenbrier County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hampshire County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Hancock County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Lewis County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mason County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Mineral County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Monroe County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Nicholas County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ohio County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Pleasants County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Preston County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Randolph County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Ritchie County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Roane County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Taylor County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Tucker County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Upshur County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wirt County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wood County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Marshall County		exempt	banned	exempt	^[3]
	Mercer County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Morgan County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Webster County		exempt	banned	banned	^[3]
	Wyoming County				banned	^[3]
Wisconsin		September 1, 2025				Active statewide vaping ban. As of September 1st, 2025 all sales of any non-registered and FDA approved regulated nicotine vaping products are banned. No businesses are permitted to sell any non-approved nicotine vaping devices, atomizers or liquids. The WI DOR (Wisconsin Department of Revenue) official website has an active and daily updated list of approved products.
	Ashwaubenon		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Dane County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Florence County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Greenfield		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Janesville		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Jefferson County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	La Crosse County		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Madison		banned	banned	banned	vaping is only allowed in retail e-cigarette shops^[3]
	Milwaukee		banned	banned	banned
	Onalaska		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
	Superior		banned	banned	banned	Superior smoke shops and dispensaries also faces heavy suppression from the local government.
	Wausau		banned	banned	banned	^[3]
Wyoming
Wyoming	Laramie		banned	banned	exempt	ban includes private clubs^[3]

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