Residents in Baldwin County may start to see vaping products become more expensive.

Recently, local municipalities have approved ordinances that will impose local taxes on vape-related products as high as 10 cents per milliliter depending on the city.

The local tax ordinances are in response to recent state legislation. HB 529, which was signed into law earlier this year, imposes a 10-cent-per-milliliter wholesale tax on vape products, which includes e-cigarettes and e-liquids, beginning in October 2026, while also requiring a business license to sell vape products.

Cities and towns across the state were granted the power to impose their own local tax on vape products up to 10 cents. The legislation specifically requires municipalities to decide before Oct. 1 on whether to collect the tax themselves or allow the state to take the money and disburse it.

As a result, many municipalities across the state moved quickly to approve their own local taxes on vape products prior to the Oct. 1 deadline set by the state. Cities within Baldwin County, such as Fairhope, Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Daphne and Spanish Fort, have approved and adopted local taxes on vape products. Across the bay, Mobile has also passed their own ordinance on its own tax.

Scott Collins, who serves as the finance director for the City of Mobile, said it's too early to tell how the taxes will effect local economies, noting the tax itself won't go into effect until Oct. 1, 2026. However, the Alabama Department of Revenue confirmed that local taxes will be added on top of the state's own tax on vape products.