A bill that would have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco from 19 to 21 in the state of Utah will not pass in this session.

H.B. 406 failed to pass the House Business and Labor Committee yesterday with a vote of 5-6 and three absent members. A bill has been filed in the Utah legislature to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco every year since 2014. So far, the bills have never been able to pass a House committee, though a 2014 effort did make it to a full Senate vote, where it failed.

California and Hawaii are the only two states where you must be 21 to purchase tobacco, though a variety of states have active bills that seek to change their respective laws.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.