Ryan NicolNovember 7, 2019
5min663
Florida would become the 19th state to raise its smoking age to 21.
Tag: tobacco 21 actTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 5/2/25- Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, reacts as house members applaud her for the work done on CS/CS/SB 180 dealing with emergency preparedness and response, Friday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. The House passed the bill and it now heads to the Governor.
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Ryan NicolNovember 7, 2019
Jacob OglesApril 29, 2019
4min359
The catch: Bill also designates e-cigarettes as tobacco products.
Staff ReportsDecember 19, 2017
2min317
Legislation being called the “Tobacco 21 Act” has been filed for the 2018 Session to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Backing this year’s bills (SB 1288, HB 1029) are Sen. David Simmons, a Longwood Republican, and Reps. Don Hahnfeldt of The Villages (a Republican) and Lori Berman of Lantana (a Democrat). “Raising the age […]