U.S. senators advance nicotine and vape tax to fund pediatric cancer research

On 2026-04-15, an Iowa Senate subcommittee and committee advanced Senate File 2480, a bill to impose a 5-cent tax on vape and nicotine pouch products. The proposal would direct revenue to the state health care trust fund and, beginning in fiscal year 2028, allocate up to $3 million annually for pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa.