While the Louisiana legislative branch won’t meet again until Monday April 8th, Republican State Representative Frank Hoffman from District 15 has filed House Bill 38. The bill which is expected to be taken up in that session seeks to raise the tobacco purchase age in the state to 21. The bill has been provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. HB38 on Scribd
The state of Delaware has joined the ranks of states looking to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. SB25 would restrictsaccess to tobacco products and tobacco substitutes to individuals under age 21 by doing all of the following: 1. Prohibits sales of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes to individuals who are under 21. 2. Imposes a civil penalty for sales to individuals between the ages of 18 and 21. 3. Repeals the ability of a […]
Another day, another state has joined the move to raise to tobacco age to 21. This time it’s West Virginia that saw a bill SB348 introduced by Senator Tamejiro Takubo (R). It has been co-sponsored by Senators Michael Maroney (R), Roman Prezioso (D), Ron Stollings (D), Glenn Jeffries (D), Michael Woelfel (D), William Ihlenfeld (D), Stephen Baldwin (D) and Sue Cline (D). The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee has sent the bill to the […]
You can now add the state of Maryland to the growing list of states looking to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21. The new bill which has been introduced for the 2019 legislative session is sponsored by Dereck Davis (D-25), Talmadge Branch (D-45), Benjamin Brooks (D-10), Michael Busch (D-30A), Pam Queen (D-14) and Kriselda Valderamma (D-26). It will undergo it’s first hearing on February 27th at 1pm. The measure has already received the support […]
A bill has been introduced in the New Jersey Legislature that would prohibit tobacco products from being delivered to anyone under the age of 21. Since 2017, New Jersey has prohibited the sale of tobacco to anyone under the age of 21. This new measure would add language requiring the signature of a person 21 years age or older to receive a tobacco purchase. The bill AB 4896 is currently sponsored by Democrats Rep. Herbert […]
Last year the Michigan Legislature voted to remove the expiration date that capped the cigar tax at 50 cents. The current date of October 31, 2021 was struck from the bill and it was expected that now former Republican Michigan Governor Rick Snyder would sign it into law. However, just days before leaving office he opted to veto the measure. This year Senate Bill No. 58 has been introduced by Jim Runestad (R-15) and co-sponsored […]
Representatives P. Anderson (D-41), Guggisberg (D-11), Hager (D-21), J. Nelson (D-14), Schneider (D-21) and Senator Davison (R-41) have introduced bill HB 1236. The bill seeks to raise the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 19 years old. The bill calls to amend and reenact sections 12.1-31-03, 12.1-31-03.1, and 51-32-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition of an individual under nineteen years of age from purchasing and using tobacco products; and to […]
On January 3rd, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As of January 9th, 2019 the bill has 10 co-sponsors including: Sen. Gardner, Cory (R-CO), Sen. Manchin, Joe, III (D-WV), Sen. Cotton, Tom (R-AR), Sen. Menendez, Robert (D-NJ), Sen. Ernst, Joni (R-IA), Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY), Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA), Sen. Inhofe, James M. (R-OK), Sen. Kennedy, John […]
Beginning on January 16th the toughest outdoor smoking ban in the USA is set to begin in the Garden State. The new law was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy despite former Governor Chris Christie refusing to sign it throughout his tenure as the Governor. The new law will make it illegal to smoke cigarettes, cigars, pipes, vapes, and smokeless tobacco devices on beaches and boardwalks in the state of New Jersey In addition is will also […]
Earlier today, the Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that he “seek[s] to advance” several new and sweeping policies related to flavored vapor products, flavored cigars, and combusted menthol tobacco products, including cigarettes. As a continuing service to our members, IPCPR has provided a quick breakdown of what the Commissioner said, and how it might impact our retailer members. What the FDA Commissioner said: Vapor Products Create a prohibition on the […]