Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Curb Teen Smoking and Drinking
Legislators have introduced several bills this session to help curb smoking and drinking among teens. The bills range from raising the tax on a pack of cigarettes (SB 2961) to enforcing stronger penalties and fines on youth caught in possession and use of tobacco products (SB 2027). Both the Senate and House Committee Chairs on Health agree that something needs to be done to decrease smoking and drinking among teens, but also fear that some proposed penalties go to far.