Legislative SummariesArchives

• 1/31/2019BR234—(schools)—An Act relating to student health
• 1/31/2019BR312—(schools)—An Act relating to student health

Action AlertsArchives

• 2/10/2015Take Action for a Smokefree Kentucky!
• 2/4/2011What's happening in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths?

News SummariesArchives

• 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
• 4/5/2017Public support growing for state smoking ban
• 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
• 12/6/2016Kentucky Chamber President Shares Legislative Priorities
• 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
• 3/14/2016Up in smoke: This year's smoking-ban bill dead
• 2/4/2016Corporate Interests Take Aim at Local Democracy
• 1/12/2016KY should join 24 states that ban workplace smoking
• 1/5/2016Poll Shows Steady Support for Statewide Smoke-Free Law in KY
• 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
• 3/9/2015Senate leadership kills statewide smoking-ban
• 3/2/2015Smoking ban bill dead for this year
• 2/23/2015Govern Yourselves, State Lawmakers Tell Cities, but Not Too Much
• 2/23/2015Smoking ban bills assigned to committee that appears unlikely to send to full Senate
• 2/18/2015Eyes of Kentucky turn to the Senate
• 2/13/2015Statewide smoking ban passes Ky House
• 2/9/2015Op-Ed: Keep an Open Mind About Proposed Smoking Ban
• 1/7/2015Calls for a smoke-free Kentucky grow
• 12/6/2014Kentucky Hospitals Advocate for Smoke-Free Workplaces
• 9/5/2014Beshear extends smoking ban to all state property
• 7/21/2014Smoke-Free Kentucky Coalition sending van all over state to push for new laws in 2015
• 2/26/2014Statewide smoking ban doesn't have enough support in House, for now
• 1/27/2014Kentucky smoking ban is cloudy issue
• 1/8/2014Statewide smoking legislation filed in Frankfort
• 12/30/2013Bullitt Fiscal Court to vote on smoking ban ordinance
• 11/21/2013Group Urges Statewide Smoking Ban
• 11/20/2013Letter: Ky. needs to enact smoke-free law
• 9/30/2013Northern Kentucky board endorses state smoking ban
• 7/23/2013Letter: Making Kentucky a smoke-free state
• 6/22/2013Public smoking ban overdue in Kentucky
• 3/15/2013Blowing smoke about the smoking ban
• 2/28/2013Bill for Statewide Smoking Ban Dies in General Assembly
• 2/14/2013Governor continues push for statewide smoking ban
• 1/13/2013Editorial | It's time to make Kentucky smoke-free
• 1/10/2013Smoking Ban Advocates Once Again Face Senate Roadblock
• 12/9/2012Court Rules Health Boards Can Pass Smoking Bans
• 10/24/2012Bullitt County government, health department battle over smoking ban
• 7/30/2012Group Pushing Statewide Smoking Ban Touring State, Including Warren and Pulaski Counties
• 3/13/2012Statewide smoking ban clears panel, but isn't likely to get House vote
• 3/8/2012Statewide smoking ban proposal not brought up in committee
• 1/24/2012Statewide smoke-free law will aid Ky. health, economy
• 1/20/2012State Rep. introduces statewide ban legislation
• 12/25/2011Kentucky: Go smoke-free
• 10/20/2011Kentucky lawmaker to propose statewide smoking ban
• 9/15/2011Judge strikes down Bullitt smoking ban
• 1/12/2011Push for smoke-free Ky. at local and state levels
• 1/12/2011Stumbo's bill would target smokers in cars with children
• 1/8/2011EDITORIAL: A smoking ban
• 1/6/2011Statewide smoking ban sought in Kentucky
• 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
• 1/14/2009Statewide ban a smoke screen
• 1/13/2009Lawmaker Calls For Statewide Smoking Ban
• 11/30/2008Statewide indoor-smoking rules sound health policy

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State Specific Resources

• 4/29/2004Kentucky Supreme Court Decision re: Lexington Smokefree Ordinance

Other Links

• Kentucky League of Cities, Inc.
• Kentucky Legislature
• Kentucky Post
• Kentucky Tobacco Policy Research Program
• Lexington Herald-Leader
• Louisville Courier-Journal