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State Activities nivisi~ ~ ~acco Institute 1987 Status Report State Legislati~ un Najor Tobacco Issues ~se e-~ ~_-cr_~es ]:~]Is have bern p~ in 28 states, passe~ in ~ 8.9-cent increase, to 18 cents,' effective 4/1/87 ~'/~ ~~I~ 5-cent increase, to 15.5 cents, effective 7/1/87 4-cent increase, to 27 cents, effective 7/1/87 6-cent and 3-cent increases, to 27 cents, effective 7/1/87 ~ draft 5.5, 8, s ~3 Ohio 4, 5 cents California 15, 25 cents ~ 5 cents Florida 1 cent Ore~m l~tts 4, 8 cents Pe~Ivania ~.~:.~.~ ~. ~. _=, !5. 1~ ~_~t= ~ ~ ~~ 8 ~nts ~ Jer~ 1 cent ~~ ~ Yozk 3 ~nts 1, 10 cents ' . 2 cents replace with ad valorea 3, 5 cents/biennially, ad valorem rate Cm~clcUt ' add'l 1-percent tax ~awell- unspec, double sales tax Suuth Carolina IG~a 10 cents South ~mk~ta Nississippi 1 cent West Virginia Nuntana 1, 4, 5, i0 cents I cent 1, 2, 3, i0 cents 4, 5 cents 3, 5 cents, replace with 28-percent ad valorem include snuff in definitic~ of OTP for 16-~ercent tax new 15 percen.t tax ~n all OTP, effective 7/1/87 new 15 percent tax on all OTP, effective 1/1/88 increas% from 11 to 20 percent on all OTP, effective 7/1/87 New Jersey Alaska new tax New York California new tax Ohio Illinois new tax Oklahoma ..... : ........ Wisconsin Missouri new tax new- smokeless new- smokeless increase increase Pro~alshavebeendefeated in nine states: Hawaii : increase South Carolina Iu~a increase South Dakota Mississippi increase Washington ~ontana increase West Virginia New Hampshire new tax increase new tax increase new tax An O~P tax red~ct/~ has ~n enacted in D~.~, 30 ~r~t ~t ~ 15 ~r~t. ~ ~#( ~ s~s ~ ~ bi~s ~~ ~es ~ to ~t~s: ~ " 4 ~rcent 2~7 ~ ~ 5 ~rcent 7~7 ~t~ bills to i~se a n~ ~es t~ ~ all precis di~. Local tax authority balls are pending in ,Massachusetts; a~e dead in Tem~essee. TI19810038

Bills to restrict ssokin~ have been introd~ in 43 states. workplace restcict~ (w) in 26 states. ~~states have p~ssed restricti~ measures: Bills inclode ARER~S Requires state government agencies to set policies meeting needs of both smokers and nonsmokers. CCI@~CTICOT Amends 1983 ~orkplace law to require nonsaDking areas at en~loyee's request. (Awaits Governor's action. ) ~l~II Restrictions in government offices, restaurants, stores, public places. Workplace was amended out. (Await~Governor's action. ) IDAB0 Bans smoking on public buses. Workplacebill was defeated. II~ Requires state & local governments to set policies on smoking in govezrnaent buildings. IO~ Restrictions in workplaces and public places; restaurants.were amended out. (Awaits Governor's action.) ~ ~ ,_~tires restaurants to post smoking policies; restricts smoking ----~w6v~P~ -~L"~n-stores and ot~er public places. h~N ~ Requires restaurants to adopt smoking/nonsmoking policies by 1/1/88 or to provide ventilation meeting ASRRAE standards. Wozkplace measure was defeated. NOR~ ~ Kinor changes in current restaurant, public smoking law. Adds medical clinics, nursing hc~es and Juryrocles to current ~state pu~.lic smok$~..g law..Wodnlace was ame.r~ed_ ont. J Restrictio~ ~easures are pendLq~ In~J~states: I ~at~m (v) ~'~ wwmem / ~rizoda (w) ' New Jersey / Callfomia New York (w} I Delaware Ohio (w) / F1orlda (w) Oklahoma ~ I11inols {w) Oregon (w) Louisiana Massachusetts (w) Minnesota Missouri (w) BIlls have bee~ defeated in ten states: Colorado (w) Mississippi (w) ~ontana (w} Nebraska (w} Pennsylvania (w) Rhode zsland South Carolina Tennessee U~ah (w) Virginia was~ngton (w) West Virginia (w) wyoming (w) In l~¢Ple~slative action, a New York state Supreme Court judge stn~k down a ~.blic Sealth Council regulation limiting smoking in workplaces and poblic places; the state's appeal is to be beam Jm~ 12. The Governors of FAhSS~E~TSand~TF,,a2~have issued executive orders to restrict smoking in executive branch offices and buildings. Three states have bills to require "self-extinguishing" cigarette~. Bills are pending in ~assac/msetts and New Jersey. A Minnesota bill will carry over to 1988 session. ~ TI19810039

~__~sleven states w~tld ban or restrict saspling o£ tobacco ~reduc~. reasores t ding in s ates: I~linois smokeless Massachusetts all tobacco Nebraska smokeless New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania all tobacco all tobacco all tobacco/coupons all tobacco Bills have been defeated in three states: Hawaii all tobacco Idaho all tobacco Indiana all tobacco A bill pending in Maine would require registration and permits for sampling. ~dvert/si~g bans and restrictions have been introduced in 11 states; are pendin~ • in six: Califb'rrLia New Jersey Massachusetts New York ~innesota Ohio Mvertising bans .have been rejected in five stains: Hawaii Ma~lar~ Iowa Washington Maine (sponsorship) Also, ~ VIBSINIA approved a bill requiring "warning" messages on smokeless tobacco billboard ads. Similar bills are pending in Illinois and Massachusetts. Kills to ban. sale of tobacco products throu@h ve~ .machines, or to restrict iocatimm of'such mchlnes,' have been introduced in ~n states. ~ has passed bill requiring vending machines to be in locations inaccessible to minors or to be under adult supervision. (Awaits Governor's action. ) Measures are pending in five states: Massachusetts Minnesota New York Oregon Wisconsin ~.olo mlo~oreStricti~%s have been defeated in four states: Georgia Connecticut I~wa T11981