Tobacco Policy Project/State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)

The Latest

• On June 1, a law prohibiting smoking in virtually all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars in Nebraska took effect.  For more information on smokefree laws and policies, click here.
• Looking for information on what tobacco cessation resources are available in your state?  Check out updated American Lung Association information on tobacco cessation coverage.
• The 2008 edition of the American Lung Association’s State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) report has been released.  To download a PDF copy of the report, click here.  To learn more about SLATI and its history, click here.

Welcome to the American Lung Association’s Tobacco Policy Project/State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI) website.  This website is home to the online version of SLATI, which tracks state tobacco control laws, such as restrictions on smoking in public places and workplaces and tobacco taxes, on an ongoing basis. It is the only comprehensive and up-to-date summary of tobacco control laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

• View your state’s tobacco control laws by clicking on a state on the map below or by clicking here.
• See how your state measured up in our 2008 State of Tobacco Control report.
• To learn more about SLATI, and view an electronic version of SLATI 2008, click here.

This website also has a wealth of information on tobacco control laws and policies that we are adding to on an ongoing basis. For more information, click on the links below:

• For information on smokefree laws and policies, click here.  Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia have passed comprehensive smokefree laws.
• For information on cigarette/tobacco taxes, click here.  The nationwide average state cigarette tax is $1.235 per pack.
• For information on funding of tobacco prevention and cessation programs, click here.
• For information on other tobacco control policy issues and to view our tobacco policy trend reports, click here.

To stay current on the latest tobacco control policy developments, subscribe to our e-newsletter, the Tobacco Control Tribune.

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