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"[T]he Association supports public policies in accordance with the following set of core principals for federal legislation: ...oppose federal preemption of state and local statutes."
American Heart AssociationAmerican Heart Association Public Policy Agenda for the 107th Congress, 2001-2002
Massachusetts
Massachusetts' workplaces, restaurants, and bars have been 100% smokefree since July 5, 2004. The law has limited exceptions for membership associations and smoking bars, which are defined as bars in which 51% or more of the revenue is generated by the sale of tobacco products. Read Massachusetts' 100% smokefree law.
For more information about the law, visit the Massachusetts
Tobacco Control Program.
To report a violation, call 1- 800-992-1895 or fill
out an online form.
Massachusetts law does not preempt the passage of local smokefree laws. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Massachusetts.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2007.
Massachusetts' 2010 Legislative Session: January 6 - November 30, 2010
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Legislative SummariesArchives
- 3/27/2009HB1181—(elderly housing)—An Act relative to non-smoking units in housing for elderly persons—Ordered to a third reading in House Committee On Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- 3/27/2009HB1243—(elderly housing)—An Act for legislation to establish a policy for smoke-free elderly housing in the Commonwealth—Ordered to a third reading in House Committee On Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- 3/20/2009HB1875—(workplace smoking)—An Act to Provide Occupational Safeguards For Employees Resulting From The Introduction And Utilization Of Video Display Terminals—Included in HB4746 to allow the Com. on Labor and Workforce Development to study certain bi
- 3/27/2009HB2054—(tobacco free pharmacies)—An Act restricting the sale of tobacco products at locations where health professionals are employed—Carried over to 2010
- 3/20/2009HB2162—(reasonable distance)—An Act relative to smoking near public buildings and workplaces—Included in HB4755 to allow the Committee on Public Health to study this and other related bills
- 3/20/2009HB2176—(preemptive exemptions)—An Act relative to smoking bars—Included in HB4755 to allow the Committee on Public Health to study this and other related bills
- 3/20/2009HB3233—(vehicles with minors)—An Act to Protect Children in Vehicles from Secondhand Smoke—Carried over to 2010
- 3/27/2009HB3475—(vehicles with minors)—An Act relative to reducing the exposure of children to second hand smoke—Carried over to 2010
- 6/25/2010HB4800—(preemption of bars)—An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2011—Vetoed by Governor
- 3/27/2009S813—(tobacco free pharmacies)—An Act restricting the sale of tobacco products at locations where health professionals are employed—Bill reported favorably from the Joint Committee on Public Health
- 3/27/2009SB1902—(vehicles with minors)—An Act smoking in motor vehicles—Carried over to 2010
- 6/25/2010SB2495—(smokefree casinos amendment)—An Act Legalizing Gaming—Amendment upheld
Action AlertsArchives
- 8/13/2010Preemption Watch Bill Tracking Summary
- 6/22/2010Smoking allowed in new Massachusetts Casinos?
- 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
- 7/11/2009Bill expands smoking ban in state
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