The Massachusetts House will vote Wednesday on a bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including mint and menthol. The bill would also impose a 75% excise tax on all electronic cigarettes.

The bill was being voted on over email Monday evening by members of the House Ways and Means Committee. It is expected to be released from the committee Tuesday morning so lawmakers can propose amendments before Wednesday’s vote.

The bill would institute a ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products as of June 1, 2020. The ban would include flavors like fruit, chocolate and spices, as well as mint and menthol.

While many public health experts have campaigned in favor of banning the sale of all flavored tobacco products, because those products are likely to appeal to teenagers, controversy has emerged over also banning mint and menthol. Menthol is particularly popular among adults in the black community.

Convenience store owners have said a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes would cut enough money out of their profits that many would be driven out of business.

Violating the ban on flavored tobacco products would be punishable by fines of up to $1,000 for a first offense and up to $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense.

In addition to the ban, the bill would impose a new tax on the sale of all electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, which would be 75% of the wholesale price of the product.

Anyone selling e-cigarettes in Massachusetts would have to obtain a license from the state.

Selling unlicensed and untaxed e-cigarettes would be punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 for a first offense and $25,000 for a second or subsequent offense.

The bill would also require any health insurer operating in Massachusetts to cover tobacco cession counseling and FDA-approved tobacco cessation products — such as nicotine patches or gum — without copays.

Neither the flavor ban nor the excise tax would apply to marijuana products.

The bill is emerging amid a national outbreak of vaping-related illnesses, which led Gov. Charlie Baker to temporarily ban the sale of all vaping products.