Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026: stages, votes and documents
The Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, 540 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 5 November 2024. MPs divided on it 6 times between 26 November 2024 and 26 March 2025; the narrowest margin was 148 (New Clause 19).
Stages taken place
17
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
18
Royal Assent
29 April 2026
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision about the supply of tobacco, vapes and other products, including provision prohibiting the sale of tobacco to people born on or after 1 January 2009 and provision about the licensing of retail sales and the registration of retailers; to enable product and information requirements to be imposed in connection with tobacco, vapes and other products; to control the advertising and promotion of tobacco, vapes and other products; and to make provision about smoke-free places, vape-free places and heated tobacco-free places.
Sponsors
- Wes Streeting (Labour, Commons), Department of Health and Social Care
- Baroness Merron (Labour, Lords), Department of Health and Social Care
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 5 November 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 26 November 2024 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 26 November 2024 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 26 November 2024 |
| Ways and Means resolution | Commons | 26 November 2024 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 7 January 2025, 9 January 2025, 14 January 2025, 16 January 2025, 21 January 2025, 23 January 2025, 28 January 2025, 30 January 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 26 March 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 26 March 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 27 March 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 23 April 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 27 October 2025, 30 October 2025, 3 November 2025, 11 November 2025, 13 November 2025, 17 November 2025, 26 November 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 24 February 2026, 3 March 2026 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 9 March 2026 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 23 March 2026 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 23 March 2026 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 20 April 2026 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 29 April 2026 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading | 415 | 47 |
| 26 March 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 | 137 | 304 |
| 26 March 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 | 159 | 307 |
| 26 March 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 | 72 | 304 |
| 26 March 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 | 92 | 303 |
| 26 March 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading | 366 | 41 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 (c. 18) 8 May 2026
Bill
- Bill 121 2024-25 (as introduced) 5 November 2024
- Bill 172 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 30 January 2025
- 5901089.pdf · 5901089.html · 5901089.xml 27 March 2025
- 5901172.pdf · 5901172.html · 5901172.xml 3 March 2026
- Bill 405 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) 10 March 2026
- 5901182.pdf 23 March 2026
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 121 EN 2024-25 5 November 2024
- HL Bill 89 Explanatory Notes · 5901089en.pdf 27 March 2025
- Bill 405 EN 2024-26 16 March 2026
Impact Assessments
- Impact assessment from the Department of Health & Social Care 5 November 2024
- Impact assessment from the Department of Health & Social Care (updated February 2026) · IA.pdf 4 February 2026
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Department of Health & Social Care 5 November 2024
- TobaccoVapesBillDPM.pdf 28 March 2025
- Tobacco and Vapes Supplementary DPM.pdf 17 February 2026
Briefing papers
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25 22 November 2024
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill 14 February 2025
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill: HL Bill 89 10 April 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 26 October 2026 | 3cad64650898f4d0… |
| Bills API: stages | 26 October 2026 | 5623852f61e8a664… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 710d1720421ffb6d… |