SLATI State Pages

Click on a state in the map below to get information on its current tobacco control laws, including state restrictions on smoking in public places and workplaces, tobacco excise taxes, and much more. To read more about what SLATI is, click here. Additionally, below the map you will find a list of the tobacco law categories in SLATI and the types of things you will most likely find under each.

Each state's page also features a link to the American Lung Association's 2009 State of Tobacco Control Report page for that state. The State of Tobacco Control report is a separate American Lung Association report that grades key state tobacco control policies. For more information on this report, click here.

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Each of the individual state SLATI reports contains information about tobacco control laws and policy currently in effect with citations that refer you back to the specific state law cited. The year after the citation is when the specific law was last changed. The data is organized under the following headers. Here are brief descriptions of what you can expect to find there.

·         Clean Indoor Air

o        Summarizes the current law(s) and policies restricting smoking in the state, including laws that prevent local communities from passing local laws stronger than the state law 

·         Tobacco Excise Taxes

o         Shows the cigarette and other tobacco product tax rates, date the cigarette tax last changed, and the year the cigarette tax was first enacted, along with how the funds from the taxes in some states are distributed.

·         Youth Access

o         List of tobacco laws in place regarding sales to minors, methods of compliance and enforcement, penalties and fines for non-compliance and other related provisions.

·         Restrictions on Distribution of Tobacco Product Samples or Sales of Single Cigarettes

o         Listing of laws regarding the distribution of tobacco product samples and the sale of single cigarettes in the state.

·         Restrictions on the Sale of Tobacco Products in Vending Machines

o         Laws restricting the location of tobacco product vending machines and the sale of tobacco products from vending machines.

·         Licensing Requirements

o         Laws outlining the methods for obtaining and maintaining a license to sell tobacco products in that state. Different classes of licenses are explained where applicable, along with fees, potential fines for not obtaining a license and other related information.

·         Smoker Protection Laws

o         Summarizes laws that prohibit employers in the state from discriminating against employees or prospective employees based on their use of tobacco products.

·         Advertising and Promotion

o         Tobacco laws placing restrictions on the advertising and promotion of tobacco products in the state. Details regarding advertising placement, promotional channels, geographical location of signs/billboards, and other related information are listed here.

·         Product Disclosure

o         Details on what materials, substances and general information (if any) the state requires tobacco companies to make public.

·         Tobacco Divestment

o         Whether or not the state has placed any restrictions or limited certain financial investments with companies in the tobacco industry.

·         Tobacco Liability

o         Provides details about laws created to address the issue of lawsuits against the tobacco industry for tobacco-related health conditions.

·         Tobacco Settlement

o         Lists how much is spent in a given fiscal year on tobacco prevention programs, and describes how Master Settlement Agreement/ separate tobacco settlement funds are distributed in the state.