Utah Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Hike Bill Dies in House
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.
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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.
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