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Legislation Week In Review XIV

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Australia Arizona – The Cottonwood City Council voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 620 which raises the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 via Verde Independent https://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1190&ArticleID=70318&TM=53485.63 Connecticut – The Meriden City Council voted 7-5 to ban […]

May 6, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Volume XIII

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Oregon. Alaska – A blll that would have banned smoking statewide in workplaces and enclosed spaces won’t pass in 2016 as the bill has been shelved via Alaska Journal https://www.alaskajournal.com/2016-04-20/ledoux-shelves-house-senate-bills-would-ban-smoking-statewide#.VxjPR2OLqAY California – This week East Bay parks will be off-limits to smokers in the […]

April 22, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Volume X

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Alaska – On Wednesday the state moved closer to becoming the thirty-first state with a statewide ban on smoking in public places, as the Senate approved S.B. 1, 15-5. The bill which is sponsored by Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, would render […]

April 1, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Vol. 9

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Kansas – The City Council of Prairie Village voted to raise the tobacco age to 21 via Fox4KC In Gardner, the City Council struck down a measure with a unanimous 5-0 that would have raised the smoking age to 21. While the mayor pushed […]

March 25, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Vol. 8

Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. This week we have stories from Alaska, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Romania and Singapore. Alaska – The Alaska Senate is once again considering a bill to prohibit smoking in bars, restaurants and public places across Alaska according to JuneauEmpire.com. Louisiana – An ordinance that would ban smoking in Baton Rouge’s casinos and bars is to the Metro Council according to […]

March 18, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Vol. 5

Each Friday we take a look at new legislation on a local or state level.. This is what is happening this week…. Ohio – The Maumee City Council voted 5-2 favor of asking the Code Committee about the legality of raising the age to posses, purchase r sell tobacco from 18 to 21. Recently the Mayor, Rich Carr asked the council to raise the smoking age. Maumee is located just southwest of Toledo. New York […]

February 19, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Legislation Week In Review Vol. 4

Each week we list all the legislation in one easy to find place. This week brings stories from California, Kansas, Mississippi, New York and Oregon. California – You can add Palo Alto to the list of cities looking to pursue a smoking ban with the City Council approving the pursuit of a measure to raise the tobacco age to 21. A hearing is scheduled in the coming weeks. Kansas – You can now add Iola, […]

February 12, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Syracuse Housing Authority Bans Smoking

While the feds announced last week that they were looking to make all public housing smoke free, some cities have begun passing and enforcing such a ban. This week the Syracuse, NY public housing begins enforcing a smoke-free measure. Starting today, November 19, 2015 no one will be allowed to smoke at any of the properties that fall under the Syracuse Housing Authority jurisdiction. The measure effects 5,000 residents and a violation will be treated like a […]

November 19, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Suffolk County, NY Passes Housing Smoking Laws

On the eastern end of Long Island, sits Suffolk County and last night the Legislature unanimously approved a measure that allows the county to ban smoking within private housing. The measure applies to common areas of apartment buildings, condominiums and other multi-family housing. The approval grants health officials access to health officials to those areas to enforce the law. The anti-smoking law was sponsored by Monica Martinez, a Democrat from Brentwood and covers apartment complexes […]

November 18, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

New York State Bill Would Ban Smoking In Hotels

A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski (D-New City) would add hotel and motel room to a list of indoor smoking would be banned in the state of New York. The proposal introduced by Zebrowski is based on personal experience. According to Zebrowksi on WGRZ-2, “I’ll be honest, I spend a lot of time in hotel rooms, one of the things I’ve noticed is if you are above, below or next to a smoking room […]

September 2, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

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