Legislative SummariesArchives

• 1/24/2019HB1744—(vehicles with minors)—A bill relating to smoking in motor vehicle with a minor present—Left in Courts of Justice Committee
• 1/24/2019HB2019—(vehicles with minors)—A bill relating to smoking in motor vehicle with a minor present—Left in Courts of Justice Committee
• 2/1/2019SB1304—(partial preemption repeal)—A bill relating to regulation of smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue—Sent to Governor on 3/4

Action AlertsArchives

• 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
• 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
• 1/3/2017Bill would give localities ability to snuff out smoking in their parks
• 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
• 1/25/2016Legislation would prohibit use of e-cigarettes in restaurants
• 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
• 2/20/2013Bill to allow beach smoking bans is snuffed out
• 2/13/2013Senate Approves Bill Allowing Beach Smoking Bans
• 2/10/2012Bill on Smoking in Parks Meets Defeat in House Committee
• 2/10/2012Legislation Could Provide Localities Ability to Ban Smoking on School Grounds
• 2/8/2012Capitol briefs: Senate panel OKs anti-smoking bills
• 1/10/2012Tejada: Bill to Allow Localities to Ban Smoking in Parks Faces Short-Term Uphill Battle
• 3/1/2011Delegate tries to ban lighting up in legislators' offices
• 11/28/2010Most restaurants, bars embrace state's smoke-free law
• 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
• 1/31/2010New smoking laws don't have much bite
• 12/1/2009Clean air on the menu
• 3/9/2009Kaine to sign restaurant-bar smoking ban legislation today
• 2/20/2009Restaurant smoking ban goes to the governor
• 2/17/2009Virginia Senate rejects House changes to smoking-ban bill
• 2/10/2009Va. House Approves Ban on Smoking
• 2/6/2009Deal puts smoking ban in restaurants on path to passage
• 2/3/2009Bills to Restrict Smoking Pass Va. Senate
• 1/29/2009Bills banning smoking move forward in Va. Senate
• 1/22/2009Smoking ban has local support
• 1/20/2009Sen. measure allowing local smoking limits stalls
• 1/5/2009Variety of Anti-Smoking Bills Coming from Arlington Delegation
• 12/15/2008Public smoking ban on way?
• 11/17/2008Supervisors voice support for smoking legislation
• 10/28/2008Restaurants wrestle with how to handle smoking inside
• 10/8/2008More show than fix to 10 p.m. smoking ban
• 2/25/2008Opinion: Ban on Public Smoking Rears its Head…Again
• 2/20/2008Ad aims to revive bill on smoking ban
• 2/1/2008Smoking-ban bills pass in committee
• 1/28/2008Smoking ban bill to go before Senate
• 1/25/2008Local option smoking bans
• 1/14/2008Suffolk to vote on smoking ban resolution
• 1/8/2008Kaine to Try Again to Pass Smoking Ban

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