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SENATE PREPARING FOR VOTE TO RAISE TOBACCO PURCHASING AGE
... the News Service Tuesday. Based on eight separate tobacco bills filed by House and Senate lawmakers this session, the Joint Committee on Public Health put together a bill (S 2152) dubbed "An Act to protect youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction" that is now before the Senate Ways and Means Committee and slated to hit the Senate floor in formal ... just the revenue from tobacco sales but from whatever ancillary purchases they would make while in the store. The ban on tobacco sales at health care institutions, including pharmacies, could also disadvantage some retailers, he said. "Some of our members have chosen to go ahead and take on ...
TOBACCO PURCHASING AGE WOULD RISE TO 21 UNDER SENATE-APPROVED BILL
... legislation that supporters said would cut down youth tobacco use and nicotine addiction. The bill, compiled by the Joint Committee on Public Health based on several separate pieces of legislation, also bans pharmacies and health care institutions from selling tobacco products and prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes in places where smoking is already banned. "This ...