New Mexico Tobacco Tax and Purchasing Age Increase Bills Gets New Life
As quickly as one tobacco tax increase proposal in New Mexico died, another one has popped up to take its place. S.B. 72, which was…
Cook County, Ill. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
An ordinance raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products received the approval by the Cook County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, passing by…
Beltrami County, Minn. Approves Tobacco 21 Ordinance
Legislators in Beltrami County, Minn. gave their approval to an ordinance increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and tobacco alternatives, raising it from…
Bridgeport, Conn. Approves Tobacco 21 Ordinance
Wednesday night in Bridgeport, Conn. proved to deliver an overwhelming show of support for a proposal to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products,…
Alachua County, Fla. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
The minimum age to both purchase and possess tobacco and tobacco alternatives will be going to 21-years-old in Alachua County, Fla. after the county’s Board…
Indiana to Consider Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
Indiana state legislators will debate the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old this session after the introduction of S.B….
Michigan Legislators to Consider Increasing Tobacco Age to 21
A number of state legislatures will be debating the idea of making the minimum age to purchase—and possibly possess—tobacco and tobacco alternatives to 21-years-old in…
South Carolina Joins States Considering Tobacco 21
South Carolina has joined the growing group of states that will be considering passing an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to…
New York to Consider Tobacco 21 Among Other Tobacco-Related Bills
A few weeks ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sought out a multi-pronged approach to improving the health of residents across the state by limiting…
Connecticut Legislator Seeks Increase to Tobacco Purchase Age
A Connecticut legislator has introduced a bill that seeks to make the Constitution State the latest to enact a statewide minimum age of 21-years-old to…
Texas Joins States Considering Tobacco 21 Bills
Legislators in Texas will once again debate the idea of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old following the introduction of H.B….
