Back in February the House and Senate introduced bills to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. On March 19th, both bodies passed their respective bills but there was a difference that needed to be ironed out. That difference was wan exemption that would allow military members under the age of 21 to purchase tobacco with a military ID. Today the House amended their version of the bill allowing the exemption which is a big […]
You can pretty much add another state to raise the tobacco purchase to 21 years old. The Tobacco 21 A558 bill which passed the Assembly by a vote of 120-26 headed over to the Senate where it passed in similar fashion. At 4:11 PM after numerous statements by legislatures, S2833 was passed by a vote of 52-8. The bill now heads to the desk of Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo who has publicly stated that he plans […]
Less than 24 hours after the Senate passed the Tobacco 21 law, Washington Democrat Governor Jay Inslee announced via Twitter he will sign the bill making Washington the 9th State to pass such a law. #Tobacco21 is the most preventative, cost-effective policy we can adopt to protect the health of our youth. Trudi and I have supported this bill for years – and I look forward to signing it. #RaiseTheAge #Washington21 #waleg pic.twitter.com/7ifXweZTES — Governor […]
Like clockwork the past few years the House and Senate have introduced bills that would provide a much needed exemption for Premium Cigars. Earlier this year the Senate introduced S.8 which was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio, and H.R. 1854 follows suit with however it is it not identical and would remove a certain exemption sought by S.8. The bill currently summarized as “H.R.1854 – To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify […]
Utah Republican Governor, Gary Herbert has signed into law House Bill 324 which will gradually raise the tobacco purchase age from 19 to 20 in 2020 and then to 21 in 2021. Each change in the smoking age will occur on July 1st. The measure provides an exemption for members of the military, their spouses and dependents where the smoking age will remain at 19 years of age. Utah becomes the 8th state to pass a […]
The state of Florida has seen the introduction of a Tobacco 21 Act by Republican Senator Debbie Simmons of Melbourne. The Senator is currently the lone sponsor of SB 1618 which is summarized as “Tobacco Products; Citing this act as the “Tobacco 21 Act”; revising shipping documentation requirements for specified sales of tobacco products; deleting provisions requiring driver license penalties for certain persons who commit tobacco-related offenses; revising the age under which it is unlawful […]
The Utah State Legislature has passed one of the most confusing tobacco 21 bills in the United States. One that might get the ACLU involved before all is said and done. The bill raises the tobacco purchase age in the state from 19 to 21, unless you are a member of the military or have been honorably discharged then you can light up at 18. The purpose of the ACLU is “to defend and preserve […]
When the Pennsylvania legislative body returns to session on March 18th, 2019 it is expected that Republican Senator Mario M. Scavello will introduce a bill to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. Back in December, Senator Scavello introduced a Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda of his intentions. In the message he stated, “In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 years of age, to […]
As more and more states propose legislation to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21, it’s getting hard to keep track. In order to keep track we have created the following map that shows the states at 21 in red, the states at 19 in blue, states with pending legislation to raise the tobacco purchase age in yellow and those in white are at the national age of 18+. We at The Cigar Authority are […]