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Any Preemption
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"I've learned from experience that as soon as I'm identified as a representative of the Tobacco Institute, I lose all credibility. They just sneer us away... so I try to work behind the scenes whenever I can."
Ron SaldanaTobacco Institute
Oklahoma
Oklahoma law expressly preempts any local regulation of smoking in public places. Oklahoma residents want to restore local control to their communities, and efforts are underway to increase support for restoring local control. Visit SmokefreeOklahoma to learn about restoring local control and how to support all Oklahomans' right to breathe smokefree air.
Oklahoma state law currently prohibits smoking in some indoor workplaces, with exceptions for private offices, separately ventilated smoking rooms, and owner-occupied workplaces not open to the public. Restaurants may have smoking and nonsmoking sections, if they have separately ventilated smoking rooms. Bars, bingo parlors, and retail tobacco stores are exempt from any smoking regulations. To learn about the smokefree law, visit BreatheEasyOK.
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Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Oklahoma.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2010.
Oklahoma's 2018 Legislative Session: February 5 - May 25
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Legislative SummariesArchives
- 1/24/2019HB1389—(expand definition of smoking)—An Act relating to public health and safety—Amended and Passed Public Safety Committee
- 3/8/2019HB2288—(smoking rooms)—An Act creating the Oklahoma Workplace Clean Air Act—Amended and Passed Public Health Committee
- 2/15/2019HB2288—(TBD)—An Act creating the Oklahoma Workplace Clean Air Act
- 2/15/2019HB2556—(TBD)—An Act creating the Oklahoma Tobacco Initiative Act
- 1/24/2019SB290—(e-cigarette use)—An Act relating to smoking in public places
Action AlertsArchives
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
- 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
- 12/15/2014Editorial: No smoking, please
- 5/1/2013Gov. signs smoking control bill
- 3/14/2013Senate advances bill to let cities, counties ban smoking on their properties
- 2/21/2013Fallin wires around lawmakers, launches anti-tobacco effort
- 2/18/2013Businesses respond to failed smoking ordinance
- 2/12/2013Cities cannot mandate smoke-free parks, Oklahoma attorney general opinion rules
- 2/12/2013Gov. Mary Fallin's support may make difference with smoke-free bill
- 2/7/2013OKC Mayor Lauds Plan To Leave Public Smoking Rights Up To Cities
- 12/12/2012Oklahoma State Senator pushes for stricter local smoking restrictions
- 11/26/2012State law stymies cities' efforts to curb smoking
- 11/25/2012Advocates to push for local tobacco control again
- 10/10/2012Smoking law to be legislative focus for Oklahoma Board of Health
- 7/1/2012Oklahoma's Capitol, other state buildings become tobacco free Sunday
- 4/17/2012Oklahoma Lawmaker Kills Smoking Ban Bill
- 4/8/2012Capitol Notebook: Smoking, water bills stall
- 3/5/2012Lighting up locally: Amendments weaken smoking bill
- 3/2/2012Oklahoma House passes bill giving local governments control over smoking
- 2/23/2012Cities, towns know best
- 2/22/2012Panel approves bill giving Oklahoma cities power to ban smoking
- 2/8/2012A turning point in Oklahoma's health
- 2/1/2012Narrow focus would give Oklahoma smoke-free effort best chance to succeed
- 1/4/2012Local control for smoking restriction issues to continue this session
- 12/7/2011Rep. Hickman to discuss Tobacco law proposal
- 10/13/2011Editorial: Turn up the heat on smokers
- 3/9/2011Tobacco lobbyists step up work in Oklahoma Legislature
- 2/22/2011Cities Look For Tougher Anti-Smoking Ordinances
- 2/16/2011Bill giving Oklahoma cities power to ban smoking wins House panel approval
- 1/11/2011Health officials push for local smoking-ban allowance
- 11/26/2010Oklahoma legislators will consider giving cities power to ban smoking
- 11/10/2010Oklahoma City Council sets legislative priorities
- 10/13/2010Okla. health officials propose smoking law changes
- 9/22/2010Tobacco prevention, cessation advisory committee adopts preemption resolution
- 8/11/2010No Surprise: County lags on tobacco front
- 5/17/2010New law could further limit smoking opportunities in Oklahoma restaurants
- 5/7/2010Okla. governor to sign smoke-room rebate bill
- 4/21/2010Oklahoma Senate Approves Rebate Program For Smoking Rooms
- 3/23/2010Poll shows support for smoking ban
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 12/11/2009Getting Oklahoma healthy
- 10/29/2009Officials To Seek Smoking Ban
- 2/10/2009Bill would ban smoking in restaurants
- 2/2/2009Lawmakers Asked to Expand Smoking Ban
- 3/6/2008Coalition lobbies for expanding smoking ban
Press ReleasesArchives
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State Specific Resources
- 2/17/2012Oklahoma Supporters of Restoring Local Control
- 2/17/2010Tobacco Smoke Pollution in Oklahoma Workplaces: Preliminary Report
- 2/3/2012Oklahoma restore local control TV ad
