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California requires tobacco retailers to post lung-cancer screening signage

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1124 on September 28, 2026, adding Section 22974.6 to the Business and Professions Code. The State Department of Public Health must make lung-cancer screening awareness signage available free on its website by July 1, 2027, and every tobacco retailer must conspicuously display it at each retail location beginning January 1, 2028. A retailer that fails to display the sign is liable for a $500 civil penalty per offense per location.

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Key points

  • The Department of Public Health must publish free lung-cancer screening signage, with eligibility criteria and the Kick It California number, by July 1, 2027.California Legislative Information
  • Beginning January 1, 2028, every tobacco retailer must conspicuously display the signage at each retail location.California Legislative Information
  • A retailer that violates the display duty is liable for a $500 civil penalty per offense, paid into the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Compliance Fund.California Legislative Information
  • Governor Newsom signed SB 1124 on September 28, 2026; Business and Professions Code Section 22974.6 takes effect January 1, 2027.Office of the Governor

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