| State |
Bill Number |
Content Area |
| Colorado |
H.B. 1139 |
Eliminates all exemptions to the prohibition against the use of tobacco
products on school property. |
| Georgia |
H.R. 1251 |
Creates the state House Ovarian Cancer Study Committee. |
| Idaho |
S.B. 1446 |
Establishes new restrictions on youth access to tobacco imposes penalties
includes vendor licensure requirements. |
| Indiana |
S.B. 114 |
Amends the definition of a public building and raises penalties for
smoking in specified areas. |
| Kentucky |
S.C.R. 3 |
Reauthorizes the Kentucky Tobacco Task Force. |
| S.R. 161 |
Authorizes a study on the impact of genetic testing on specified types of
insurance. |
| Minnesota |
S.F. 1076/H.F. 1306 |
Prohibits specified insurers from excluding coverage for the off-label use
of drugs to treat cancer. |
| Mississippi |
H.R. 13 |
Prohibits smoking in the House chamber or gallery except in designated
areas. |
| New Mexico |
H.B. 331 |
Requires an individual's written and informed consent regarding genetic
information prohibits discrimination by specified insurers. |
| S.M.R. 5 |
Urges the U.S. Congress to pass legislation to ensure fair compensation
for uranium workers who contracted lung cancer and other diseases on the job. |
| Ohio |
H.B. 243-A |
Proclaims October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the third Thursday
of each October as Mammography Day. |
| South Dakota |
H.B. 1099 |
Prohibits persons under age 18 from possessing or consuming tobacco
products. |
| S.C.R. 2 |
Urges the state congressional delegation to support Federal legislation to
protect children from tobacco and to reimburse the state for costs deriving from
tobacco-related diseases. |
| Utah |
H.B. 31 |
Restricts the retail sale of tobacco products to direct, face-to-face
exchanges between the retailers and consumers prohibits the distribution of product
samples through the mail establishes penalties. |
| H.B. 32 |
Requires the state Health Department to acquire and distribute product
information about burning cigarettes and tobacco products, including available nicotine
yield ratings. |
| H.B. 35 |
Addresses penalties for minors violating the state's youth access to
tobacco law. |
| H.B. 404 |
Dedicates a portion of cigarette excise tax revenues to a tobacco-use
prevention media campaign targeted at children. |
| S.B. 39 |
Establishes the Civil Penalties for Tobacco Sales to Underage Persons Act. |
| S.B. 87 |
Prohibits persons under age 19 from attempting to buy tobacco in any form
imposes penalties. |
| Virginia |
S.B. 679 |
Requires specified insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary
breast reconstructive surgery to restore symmetry. |
| Washington |
H.B. 1746 |
Prohibits persons under age 18 from possessing tobacco products amends
existing penalty provisions. |
| S.R. 8690 |
Recognizes teenage involvement in anti-tobacco programs. |
| West Virginia |
H.C.R. 8 |
Urges the President to petition Congress to increase funding for lung
cancer research. |
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| Glossary
of Legislative Abbreviations: |
| H.B. |
House Bill |
| H.C.R. |
House Concurrent Resolution |
| H.F. |
House File |
| H.R. |
House Resolution |
| S.B. |
Senate Bill |
| S.C.R. |
Senate Concurrent Resolution |
| S.F. |
Senate File |
| S.M.R. |
Senate Memorial Resolution |
| S.R. |
Senate Resolution |
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