State Status
No Preemption
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"RESOLVED: That the American Cancer Society opposes any preemption clauses that are intended to remove or restrict power and authority from a unit of local government or regulate clean indoor air and/or other tobacco control laws."
American Cancer SocietyState Preemption of Local Tobacco Control Laws, March 1992
Wyoming
Smokefree advocates in Wyoming are reclaiming their right to breathe smokefree air in a state previously referred to as "Marlboro County." Over 25 communities have smokefree laws in Wyoming, including the strongest laws in Cheyenne, Burlington, Evanston, Green River, Teton County and Laramie. Many other communities are looking to pass smokefree policies at the local level.
To learn about smokefree efforts in your area of Wyoming, visit Tobacco Free Wyoming.
Wyoming law does not preempt the passage of local smokefree laws. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Wyoming.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2010.
Wyoming's 2018 Legislative Session: February 12 - Early March
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- 7/31/2019States Are Thwarting Cities' Attempts to Govern Themselves
- 4/29/2019In Washington, Juul Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying in States Runs Counter to That Pledge.
- 10/13/2017State lawmakers choose winners and losers through preemption
- 7/6/2017Blue Cities Want to Make Their Own Rules. Red States Won't Let Them.
- 5/10/2017The Threat of Super-Preemption
- 3/6/2017Preemption Prevents Innovation
- 2/21/2017City Rights in an Era of Preemption: A State-by-State Analysis
- 2/2/2017Red State, Blue City
- 1/5/2017GOP aims to rein in liberal cities
- 9/9/2016How ALEC, ACCE, and Preemption Laws are Gutting the Powers of American Cities
- 8/22/2016Blue Cities, Red States
- 6/28/2016Colorado Preemptions of Local Government: The Need for the Colorado Community Rights Amendment
- 6/23/2016State and Local Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws for Worksites, Restaurants, and Bars--United States, 2015
- 4/6/2016From Fracking Bans To Paid Sick Leave: How States Are Overruling Local Laws
- 4/1/2016Growing Southern cities are increasingly targets of state pre-emption
- 3/25/2016Beyond North Carolina's LGBT Battle: States' War on Cities
- 2/4/2016Corporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
- 8/6/2015Blowing the Whistle on ALEC's Little Brother ACCE
- 7/7/2015Four Ways ALEC Tried to Ruin Your State this Year
- 5/17/2015Say no: States increasingly blocking cities and counties from imposing mandates on businesses
- 5/8/2015State lawmakers hate federal meddling even as they preempt local government
- 3/30/2015The ALEC-Backed War on Local Democracy
- 2/23/2015Govern Yourselves, State Lawmakers Tell Cities, but Not Too Much
- 12/2/2010Bill clarifies smoking ban authority
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 2/3/2009House passes smoking ban bill
- 1/28/2009Legislature picks up steam in third week
- 1/27/2009It’s time for a smoke-free Wyoming
- 1/21/2009Health, business concerns dominate smoke-free discussion
- 12/10/2008Statewide smoking ban considered
- 11/28/2008Lawmakers to review smoking ban
- 9/16/2008Legislators hear testimony on smoking ban
- 9/4/2008New Report: Wyoming Not Doing Enough To Limit Second Hand Smoke Risk
- 3/8/2008Panels will study smoking ban, other issues
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