HB 5472 — Tobacco: distribution; name and address of out-of-state purchaser; allow to be placed on the largest unit of packaging. Amends sec. 6 of 1993 PA 327 (MCL 205.426).

HB-5472, As Passed House, June 10, 2026 HOUSE BILL NO.

Except for a manufacturer, the records must include a written statement containing the name and address of both the BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 seller and the purchaser, the date of delivery, the quantity, the trade name or brand, and the price paid for each tobacco product purchased or otherwise acquired.

BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 (3) A vending machine operator shall keep a detailed record of each vending machine owned for the sale of tobacco products showing the location of the machine, the date of placing the machine on the location, the quantity of each tobacco product placed in the machine, the date when placed there, and the amount of the commission paid or earned on sales through the vending machine.

BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 (5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (6), all statements and other records required by this section must be in a form prescribed by the department and must be preserved for a period of 4 years from the date of purchase or acquisition of the tobacco product and offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand by the department or its authorized agent by every wholesaler, secondary wholesaler, vending machine operator, unclassified acquirer, and retailer.

(a) Ownership of the shipping case or container when it enters this state's borders or when it is delivered to the wholesaler or BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 unclassified acquirer.

(10) The markings required by this section on shipping cases and containers of tobacco products other than cigarettes must not BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 be affixed in a manner that makes the markings illegible or that covers up, in whole or in part, or that otherwise obstructs or makes illegible the information or markings described in subsection (7).

(12) If a tobacco product is to be or is being transported on a public highway, road, or street in this state for shipment outside this state, as indicated by the bills of lading, invoices, packing slips, or other documentation related to that shipment, the BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 licensee shipping the tobacco product shall cause to be placed on every shipping case or container, or the largest unit of packaging, including, but not limited to, a shrink-wrapped pallet, in which the tobacco product is shipped the name and address of the consignee or purchaser to whom the shipment is made outside of the state and, for tobacco products other than cigarettes, the marking prescribed by the department unless the shipping case or other container already bears that marking from the licensee.

(14) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (15), any person transporting, possessing, or acquiring for the purpose of transporting a tobacco product upon on a public highway, road, or street of this state shall must be licensed under this act as a transporter, unless that person is licensed under this act as an unclassified acquirer, wholesaler, transportation company, vending BJH H04809'25_HB5472_INTR_1H04809'25_HB5472_APH_1 69jcgfo36s5z 1 machine operator, or secondary wholesaler, and shall have in the person's actual possession invoices or bills of lading containing the name and address of both the seller and the purchaser, the actual or estimated date of delivery, the person's name and address, the quantity and trade name or brand of each tobacco product, the price paid for each trade name or brand in the person's possession or custody, and a copy of the license as prescribed under this act.

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