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"I've learned from experience that as soon as I'm identified as a representative of the Tobacco Institute, I lose all credibility. They just sneer us away... so I try to work behind the scenes whenever I can."
Ron SaldanaTobacco Institute
Maryland
All of Maryland's enclosed workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and private clubs, are 100% smokefree as of February 1, 2008. Maryland's statewide smokefree victory followed years of hard work to enact strong local smokefree laws that covered 50% of Maryland's population, including laws in Montgomery County, Howard County, Prince George's County, Takoma Park, Kensington, Baltimore and Rockville. Read Maryland's smokefree law.
For more information about the smokefree law or to file a complaint, call the Clean Indoor Air Act Help Line at 1-866-703-3266 or visit the Maryland Department of Health.
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Maryland law does not preempt the passage of local smokefree laws. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Maryland.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2007.
Maryland's 2010 Legislative Session: January 13 - April 13
Legislative SummariesArchives
- 2/3/2010HB438—(vehicles with minors)—An Act concerning prohibition against smoking in vehicle containing young children—Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Committee—Session Adjourned
- 2/26/2010SB989—(e-cigarettes in public places)—An Act concerning electronic smoking devices—Session Adjourned
Action AlertsArchives
- 8/13/2010Preemption Watch Bill Tracking Summary
- 5/19/2010What's happening in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths?
News SummariesArchives
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 4/3/2008MINNICK/STONE ATTEMPT TO AMEND SMOKING BAN FAILS
- 2/26/2008Exemption sought for smoking ban
- 1/27/2008Snuff out that cigarette
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