Protect Local Control

Ensuring Community Rights
To Pass Smokefree Ordinances
 

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No Preemption

Pending Legislation

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"Regarding a preemption bill in the Oregon House: "Today is the day the Oregon Restaurant Association asks for a return on its heavy investments in elections."

Jeff Merkley
Oregon legislator

Ohio

All workplaces, restaurants, bars, and casinos in Ohio are 100% smokefree as of December 7th, 2006. In November 2006, Ohio voters approved the strong smokefree law with 58.3% voter support for SmokeFree Ohio’s Issue 5. During the campaign, R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco industry allies attempted to override the health community-backed initiative by placing a competing measure on the ballot, which offered no real smokefree protections. Voters rejected Issue 4 , the tobacco-backed amendment, by 64%, thus leaving the door wide open for smokefree air. Read Ohio's 100% smokefree law.

In 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upheld the smokefree air law, ruling against a legal challenge regarding the law's enforcement and penalties. The law has remained in effect during the legal proceedings.

To learn more about the law, visit the Ohio Department of Health or call 1-866-634-7654
To report a violation, call 1-866-559-OHIO (6446)

Ohio's 2018 Legislative Session: January 2 - TBD


Ohio law does not preempt the passage of local smokefree laws. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Ohio.

Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2010.


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