The New Hampshire Senate voted 18 to 6 to re-refer Senate Bill 248 back to committee. This measure increases the age limit for sales and possession of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age. This means S.B. 248 will stay in committee for further review and will be back before the full Senate in January 2020.
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 Texas has seen the proposal of HB 749 which would raise the tobacco possession age to 21 and would also require retailers to request ID from anyone under 30 years of age. The bill currently has nine sponsors including Rep. John Zerwas (R-28), Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-141), Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R-59), Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-103), Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-130). Rep. Gina Calanni (D-132), Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-148), Rep. Eddie Lucio III (D-38) […]
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 […]
The state of Tennessee has seen a bill introduced by State Senator Rosalind Kurita (I-22) that would raise the tobacco age in the state from 18 to 21. In addition the new bill would make tobacco possession for those under 21 a Class C Misdemeanor. In the state, a Class C misdemeanor is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and up to a $50 fine. In an article that appeared in the MTSU […]
In the state of Arkansas Representative Lee Johnson (R-75) has introduced a bill that would raise the tobacco purchase age to 21 in the state. House Bill 1519 has picked up 17 sponsors including Representatives Fred Allen (D-30), Mary Bentley (R-73), Harlan Breaux (R-97) , Joe Cloud (R-71), Bruce Coleman (R-81), Bruce Cozart (R-24), Brian S. Evans (R-43), David Hillman (R-13), Jasen Kelly (R-28), Fredrick J. Love (D-29), Stephen Magie (D-72), Jay Richardson (D-78), Stu Smith […]
The state of Utah has introduced a bill that would raise the tobacco age to 21. The new bill would raise the age from 19 to 21 over two years. Introduced by Representative Steve Eliason (R-Sandy), HB 324 would raise the tobacco purchase age from 19 to 20 on July 1, 2020 following by another increase to 21 on January 1, 2021. The bill currently sits in the House Rules Committee and the text of […]
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 […]
In January, Virginia legislatures proposed a bill that would raise the minimum age to buy, sell or posses tobacco from 18 to 21. Now HB 2748 is one step away from becoming law. The bill first passed a Senate vote on Jan 29th with a vote of 32-8. On February 5th, the house voted 67-31 with one abstention to pass the measure as well. The bill is now on its way to the desk Democrat […]
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 […]