27 States + DC Enact Laws Related to Raising Smoking Age to 21

Following the Federal Age of Tobacco Purchase increase from 18 to 21 that occurred in December of last year, 27 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws related to raising the smoking age to 21. Read more about the specific legislation in your area from the list below.

  1. Arkansas (2019) HB 1980
  2. California (2016)  SB 151
  3. Connecticut (2019)  HB 7200
  4. Delaware (2019) SB 25
  5. District of Columbia (2017) Law 21-191
  6. Hawaii (2015) HB 385
  7. Illinois (2019) HB 345
  8. Indiana (2020) SB 1
  9. Kentucky (2020) SB 56
  10. Maine (2018) LD 1170
  11. Maryland (2019) SB 456
  12. Massachusetts (2018) HB 2021
  13. Minnesota (2020) HF 331
  14. New Jersey (2017) SB 359
  15. New Mexico (2020) SB 131
  16. New York (2019) A 558
  17. Ohio (2018) HB 166
  18. Oregon (2017) SB 754
  19. Oklahoma (2020) SB 1423
  20. Pennsylvania (2019) SB 473
  21. South Dakota (2020) HB 1063
  22. Tennessee (2020) SB 2202
  23. Texas (2019) SB 21
  24. Utah (2019) HB 324
  25. Vermont (2019) S 86
  26. Virginia (2019) SB 1727
  27. Washington (2019) HB 1074
  28. Wyoming (2020) SF 50