CIGAR TAX FOR ON-LINE SALES SET TO TAKE EFFECT Editorial by David Garofalo This whole thing began with the growth on the internet and the 1992 Supreme Court case Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, that determined due to the constitutional law, states could not collect sales taxes from purchases made by their residents from out-of-state vendors that did not have a physical presence within that state, barring legislation from the United States Congress that would allow them to […]
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 […]
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 […]
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again seems the me the mantra in the state of Washington. Last year the state sought to raise the tobacco purchase age to 21 under bill H.B. 1458. That measure which carried the confiscation of tobacco products and community service failed in the senate. This year the bill is back as H.B. 2313. The bill which was proposed by Democrat Representative Tina Orwell has bi-partisan support in […]
The city of Walla Walla in Washington State is holding a hearing on Tuesday that will introduce a measure of a complete smoking ban at parks. The move comes after the city’s Parks & Recreation Department held a community hearing on the matter earlier this month and at the conclusion of this hearing a measure might be sent to the City Council for a vote. Other options on the table for Tuesday’s meeting includes a […]
Washington state is one of a growing number of states looking to raise the smoking age, however this week House Bill 1458 which was looking to raise the age required to purchase or use to 21 was amended by the House Finance Committee. The amended bill which passed by a vote of 9-7 changes the age from 21 to 18 and would push the effective date back by four years. The bill which is not […]
On Tuesday the Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that the legislation to change the legal age for tobacco use to 21 passed the first step with a 12-3 vote in the House Care and Wellness Committee. The bill to change the legal age was announced on Jan. 21 in the form of two bills; Senate Bill 5954 and House Bill 1458 and has bipartisan support. The bill might not happen right away as one […]
This afternoon the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson will propose raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 at a news conference to take place at 2pm PST today. The press conference will be held at the Legislative Building in Olympia. The move is being highly praised by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. According to Vince Willmore of the campaign, “We’re talking about a highly addictive product that is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in […]
The city of Arlington, WA moved one step closer to becoming smoke free on the 11th of August as city staff presented a proposed law to ban tobacco from city parks. The law which has been discussed since 2006, but was not formally introduced until this week will allow police to detain those who are suspected of crimes. Council member Debora Nelson added that an infraction would be the same level as a parking ticket, it wouldn’t be on […]