Massachusetts Town Sued Over Banning Tobacco Sales to Anyone Born After Jan. 1, 2000
Last year, residents of Brookline, Mass. approved a change to its town law that banned the sale of tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1,…
Louisiana Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill Into Law
On Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed HB 473 into law, a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products…
Nevada’s Governor Signs Bill Increasing Tobacco Purchasing Age
Nevada has become the latest state to bring its laws into alignment with the federal minimum age of 21-years-old to purchase tobacco products, as today…
Nevada Senate Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Earlier this week, the Nevada Senate gave its approval to AB 59, a bill that if signed into law by the governor will bring the…
Rhode Island Senate Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Earlier this week, the Rhode Island Senate approved SB 263, a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18-years-old…
Florida’s Governor Signs Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill
After vetoing a somewhat similar bill last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will raise the state’s minimum age to purchase…
Alabama Legislature Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase, Sends to Governor (Update)
Alabama could be the next state to officially raise its minimum age to purchase or possess tobacco products, as on Thursday the legislature approved HB…
Florida Legislature Approves Tobacco Purchase Age Increase (Update)
The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would increase the state’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes to 21-years-old, aligning it with current…
Idaho House Rejects Bill to Increase Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Today, the Idaho House of Representatives voted 40-28 against increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18- to 21-years-old. S.B. 1087 passed the…
Idaho Senate Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Nearly one year after it rejected an effort to increase the minimum purchasing age for tobacco products to 21-years-old, the Idaho Senate passed S.B. 1087…
Florida Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Bill Introduced Again
Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed S.B. 810, which would have both increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 and also…
