The Georgia Senate gave its final approval Friday to impose a 7% tax on vaping products.
Senate Bill 375, penned by Sen. Jeff Mullis, R - Chickamauga, would also raise the age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
The bill also aims to include information about vaping in drug and alcohol education in schools.
It passed the Senate in a 45-8 vote.
The 7% tax, along with licensing fees for the sellers of vaping products, would raise between $9.6 million and $14.5 million in the upcoming fiscal year, which begins Wednesday, according to state estimates.
The bill is now headed to the governor’s desk.
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