Latest State Tobacco Legislation Bill Introductions and Updates
The following state tobacco-related legislative bills were recently introduced and are listed below alphabetically by state by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
Arkansas:...
New Bill Seeks to Dramatically Increase Federal Taxes on Tobacco Products
A new federal bill introduced in the Senate aimed at improving federal efforts in respect to preventing maternal mortality, could spell trouble for all...
FDA Issues Final Guidance Related to Tobacco Product User Fees
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance relating to tobacco product user fees. The recently released document, "Tobacco Product User Fees:...
Senator Marco Rubio and Others Reintroduce Premium Cigar Exemption Bill
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and several of his colleagues have reintroduced the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act, which aims...
FDA Denies Substantial Equivalence Applications for 13 Tobacco Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered retailers to stop selling 13 different tobacco products after issuing non-substantially equivalent orders for these...
Beverly Hills Passes Landmark Ordinances Banning Tobacco Sales
There have been local ordinances limiting the sales and availability of tobacco products in the past but none as restrictive as the one recently...
Cigarette Manufacturers To Run Corrective Statements on TV and in Print
Due to a 1999 court order, Altria Group Distribution Co. and R.J. Reynolds Co. will be running new advertisements in print and on television...
Virginia Governor Proposes 100 Percent Tax Increase on Premium Cigars
Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam has proposed a 100 percent increase in the rate of taxation on premium cigars.
This increase would come as part of...
Georgia’s House Bill 1229 Takes on Alternative Nicotine
House Bill 1229 sets out to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation. The bill's supporters ...
California Cig Tax Ballot Initiative Passes
Introduced for the third time in 10 years, California’s Proposition 56 finally passed—and by a wide margin (63 percent to 37 percent). The measure...
