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"NAAAPI strongly opposes any preemption language regarding tobacco in any state bill... As African Americans, we are particularly opposed to state preemption of local laws, not only with respect to tobacco but in other issues as well. In many states, African Americans are concentrated in a few cities while the state population is overwhelmingly white... Therefore, on principal we support the concept of local decision-making."
National Association of African Americans for Positive ImageryMissouri
Communities around Missouri are using their local control to work on smokefree air issues. Strong smokefree laws have been enacted in a growing number of cities, including Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit and Ballwin.
To get involved in smokefree air efforts in your area, visit Breathe Easy Missouri.
Missouri law does not preempt the passage of local smokefree laws. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Missouri.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2007.
Missouri's 2010 Legislative Session: January 6 - May 10
Legislative SummariesArchives
- 1/11/2010HB1277—(school property)—An Act relating to tobacco use on public school property—Session Adjourned
- 1/20/2010HB1623—(prisons)—An Act relating to the definition of a "public place" under the Indoor Clean Air Act—Session Adjourned
- 1/14/2010HB1649—(schools)—An Act relating to tobacco use on public school property—Session Adjourned
- 1/28/2010HB1766—(workplaces, restaurants, bars and gaming)—An Act relating to the Missouri Clean Indoor Air Act—Session Adjourned
- 2/12/2010SB904—(workplaces, restaurants, bars and gaming)—An Act relating to the Missouri Clean Indoor Air Act—Session Adjourned
Action AlertsArchives
- 8/13/2010Preemption Watch Bill Tracking Summary
- 5/19/2010What's happening in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths?
News Summaries
- 3/22/2010Missouri May Be Looking at a Smoke Free Future
- 2/22/2010No opposition at Senate statewide smoking ban hearing
- 2/9/2010Lawmakers Discuss Smoking Ban in All Public Places in Missouri
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 2/2/2010Statewide smoking ban proposed in Missouri
- 10/8/2009Legal challenge to Kansas City smoking ban fails
- 5/25/2009North Carolina goes smoke-free. Why can’t we?
- 1/22/2009Mo. measure would ban smoking in public places
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