Attorney General Prepares Enforce New PA Vape Law

Regulations slated to take effect later this month will sharply reduce the number of electronic cigarette and vape brands permitted for sale in Pennsylvania.

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Act 57 into law in December 2025.

Any electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) not included in an official directory maintained by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office will be banned statewide.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office may begin enforcement of the law on Monday, Oct. 19, according to a statement.

“This law is about keeping harmful products out of the hands of both children and adults who may not realize what they are consuming,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said.

To gain approval for the state directory, product manufacturers must submit documentation demonstrating compliance with Act 57 and Pennsylvania law.

According to the attorney general’s office, eligibility is limited to ENDS products that have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization, or those with timely filed premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) currently under FDA review. Products subject to a denial order that has been stayed by the FDA or a court order are also eligible.

To qualify under the timely filed PMTA provision, the product must have been on the market by Aug. 8, 2016, with an application submitted by Sept. 9, 2020.

As of Friday, 159 products were authorized for sale in the directory. Approved brands include Juul, NJoy, Reynolds Vapor Company, Schwartz E-Liquid, Blue Nine, and others.

The public directory, which is maintained by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, details approved manufacturers, brand names, product names, flavors, and product types, including e-liquids, cartridges, pods, and disposable devices.

For non-nicotine electronic cigarettes sharing a brand name with an ENDS product—and not classified by the FDA as a required component of a PMTA—manufacturers must certify the absence of nicotine and submit testing results from a certified domestic laboratory confirming the product contains no nicotine.

“Since Act 57 was signed into law, my office has been working diligently to build resources for companies and consumers so they can be in compliance when the enforcement date arrives. I applaud the legislature for their bipartisan support of Act 57 to provide this important public health safety measure to the Commonwealth,” Sunday said.

State officials plan to conduct targeted enforcement across Pennsylvania.

Sunday’s office said officials will use first inspections to educate businesses on compliance requirements, and penalties for noncompliance will be graduated for repeat offenders.

The attorney general’s office stated it is continuing to review pending applications, including assisting companies that submitted incomplete documentation.

Forms, FAQs, and the active directory are accessible through the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s ENDS webpage.

Inquiries regarding the law may be directed to PaVapeDirectory@attorneygeneral.gov.