Current Issues

A5328 took effect June 30 with no small-business exemption. The sensitive data sale ban is live now, and the risk for most stores sits in the loyalty vendor contract.

Pennsylvania LLCs owe a $7 annual report by September 30. This is the last year a missed deadline slides, because administrative dissolution begins with 2027 reports.

New York extends its tobacco products tax to nicotine pouches at 75 percent of wholesale on September 1, 2026, plus a one-time floor tax on inventory you already hold.

Gov. Shapiro signed the state budget on July 12 with no skill-games framework in it. The Supreme Court's 120-day stay runs out in mid-October, after which the terminals in thousands of stores become subject to seizure.

The Food Date Labeling Act passed both chambers and awaits Governor Hochul. It bans consumer-facing "Sell By" labels, standardizes safety and quality dates, and expressly lets stores keep selling and donating food past its quality date.

New Jersey's delivery signature law took effect July 11, 2026. Any tobacco or vape delivery to a residence now requires the signature of a resident who is at least 21, with fines from $250 to $1,000 and license exposure for retail dealers.

A new law drops New Jersey business formation fees, with for-profit registration falling from $125 to $100 and nonprofits from $75 to $50, effective July 1, 2026.

Act 57 of 2025 raised Pennsylvania's presumed retailer markup on cigarettes to 8.5 percent as of March 1, 2026, rising to 9.5 percent in 2027, and created a vape directory retailers must follow.

Senate Bill S8616A would make New York the first state to ban electronic shelf labels and surveillance pricing in food and drug stores, with $10,000-per-violation penalties. Here is what it would mean for member stores.