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1987 .Status Report State Legislation1 ~I ~ajor Tobacco Iss~es 22, 1987 Excise tax increases hills have been proposed in 28 states, passed in seven: ~ 8.9-cent increase, to 18 c~nts, effective 4/1/87 I~IRNK 5-cent increase, to 15.5 cents, effective 7/1/87 ~ 15-cent increase, to 38 cents, effective 6/1/87 ~ 4-cent increase, to 27 cents, effective 7/1/87 ~ ~ 6-cent and 3-cent increases, to 27 cents, effective 7/1/87 f~2~KRA 5-cent increase, to 23 cents, effective 6/1/87 b31%S ll-cent increase, to 23 cents, effective 4/27/87 tax increases are ~ in 12 states: draft 5.5, 8, 10 cents Ohio California 15, 25 cents Oregon Florida 1 cent 1~lvania mz~usetts 4, 8 cents Wash~ Missuuri 8 cents New Jersey1 cent W~sc~msin New York 3 cents 4, 5 cents i, i0 cents 2 cents replace with ad valorem 3, 5 cents/biennially, ad valorem rate Tax increases ~ave been rejected in nine states: Cnmme~:icut add'l 1-percent tax New Sabre Hawaii unspec, double sales tax Suuth Carolina Iowa i0 cents South Dakota Mississippi 1 cent West V~rginia l~mtana I, 4, 5, I0 cents 1 cent i, 2, 3, i0 cents 4, 5 cents 3, 5 cents, replace with 28-percent ad valorem New or increased OTP taxes have been pro~ in 24 states, passed in five: ]~ xnc tax II~)IRN~ new 15 percent tax on all OTP, effective 7/1/87 MI~RES0~% increase from 25 to 35 percent on all OTP, effective 6/1/87 NEBR~.q~A new 15 percent tax on all OIT, effective 1/1/88 N~RTH ~ increase from ii to 20 percent on all OTP, effective 7/1/87 .~asures are " in 9 state's: ~aDama arar~ ~ncrease New Jersey Alaska new tax New York Califorrda new tax Ohio Illlnois new tax. Wisconsin Missouri new tax new- smokeless new- smokeless new increase Proposals have been defeated in ten states: Hawaii increase 0klah~ma increase Iowa increase South Carolina increase Mississippi increase South Dakota new tax Montana increase Washington increase New Hampshire new tax West Virginia new tax An OTP tax reducti~hasbeen enacted in DE.RARE, 30 percent cut to 15 perc~,t. A bill to repeal the tax entirely is pending. Tw~ states have passed hills applying sales tax to cigarettes: ABE~/~SAS 4 percent 2/1/87 S(X~ ~ 5 percent 7/1/87 M~ntana bills to impose a new sales tax on all products died. TI19810115

SLlls to restrict smoking have been Introduced in 43 states. B~lls ir~/ude ~orkl~lac~ restrict/c~ls (w) in 26 states. Thirteen states hav~ passed restricti~1 measures: Requires state government agencies to set policies meeting needs of both smokers and nonsmokers. Amends 1983 workplace law to require nonsmoking areas at employee's request. Restrictions in government offices, restaurants, stores, public places. Worklllace was amended out. (Awaits Governor's action. ) Bans smoking on public buses. Workplace bill was defeated. Requires state & local governments to set pollcies on smoking in government buildings. Restrictions in workplaces and public places; restaurants w~re amended out. (Awaits Governor's action.) Requires restaurants to post smoklng-policies; restricts smoking in stores ~nd other public places. Amends current law on smoking in tmalth care facilities; allows smoking by patients under certain conditions. Requires state government department heads to set policies. Adds grocery stores to areas where smoking is restricted. (Awaits Governor's action.) Requires restaurants to adopt smoking/nonsmoklng policies by 1/1/88 or to provide ventilation m~eting ASHRAE standards. Workplace measure was defeated. Minor changes in current restaurant, public smoking law. Adds medical cllnics, nursing homes and Juryro~ms to current state public smoking law. Workplac~ was amended out. Requires employers to establish or negotiate workplace smoking restrictions. (Awaits Governor, s action. ) Restrlct~ measures are pendLn~ In 19 states: Alabama (W) mssouri (w) Arizona (w) California Delaware Florida (w) Zllinois Louisiana Maine Massachusetts (w) New Jersey New York (w) Ohio {w) Oklahoma Oregon (w) Pelmsylvania (w) Rhode Island South Carolina Texas (w} Bills have been defeated'in elm.m states: Colorado (w) Maryland Mississippi {w) Montana (w) Nebraska (w) Tennessee Utah (w) Virginia Washington (w) West Virginia (w) w~oming (w) In non-le~slatlve action, a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a places; the state's appeal is to ~e heard Jm~e 12. The Governors of ~ and ~%RXLA~K) brave issued e_xeoutive~ orders to restrict smoking in executive branch offices and buildings. TI19810116

"SELF~SHING" CI~ ~hr~e states have hills to requare "self-extinguishing" cigarettes. Bills are New Jersey. pending in Massachusetts and A Minnesota bill will-carry over to 1988 session. Elew~n states ~uld ban or restrict sa~l" .~ of t~ha~:o pro~]ucts. Minnesota passed state sampling ban on all tobacco products. Exemption only for "single serving samples distributed in tobacco stores". Illinois smokeless Massachusetts all tobacco Nebraska smokeless New Yorkall tobacco Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania all tobacco all tobacco/coupons all tobacco Sills havebeendefeated~hthreestates: Hawaii all tobacco Idaho all tobacco Indianaall tobacco A bill pending in Maine would require registration andpermits for sampling. ,~ve~tisin~ bans and restrictimm have been introduced in ii states; a~e ~ in fi~: California N~wYork Massachusetts Ohio New Jersey ~lvertisin~bans have been rejected in six states: Hawaii Maryland I~ra Minnesota Maine (sponsorship) Washington Also, WEST VIR~INIAapproved a bill requiring "warning" messages on smokeless tobacco billboard ads. Similar bills are pending in Illinois and Massachusetts. Bills tO ban ~ of tobacco proclucts ,,~ou~h ~ machtnes, or to restrict~ locatiu,s of mm:hi~es, hav~ been introduced in ten states. ~%I~has passed bill requiring vending machines to be in locations inaccessible to minors or to be under adult supervision. (Awaits Governor,s action.) Measur~s,,,a~pending in fuur states: Massachusetts New York Oregon Wisconsin ~~oreStricti~s have been defeated in fuur states: Connecticut ~orgia Iowa ~nne~ta T!19810117