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 Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) March 27, 2019
The Tobacco 21 bill started in the House as bill H.B. 1074 where it passed by a 66-30 vote before it moved to the senate where it passed by a 33-12 vote.
Details of the bill can be found at: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1074&Year=2019&initiative=
Washington now joins California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Utah and Virginia in raising the tobacco purchase age to 21.
