2019 Bills
HB 252: Electronic Cigarette Taxes and Regulations
This bill passed the House 54-20 and did not receive a vote in the Senate. For several years, Representative Paul Ray has sponsored legislation to enact a heavy tax on electronic cigarettes and their supplies. This year, the...
2018 Bills
HB 88: An 86% Tax on E-Cigarettes and Supplies
This bill would impose a crushing 86% tax on e-cigarettes and supplies.
2016 Bills
HB157: Prohibiting Adults from Buying and Using Cigarettes
This bill failed in committee on a 4-8 vote. Libertas Institute opposes this bill. In Utah, legal adults who are age 18 are prohibited from purchasing or possessing tobacco, e-cigarettes, or tobacco paraphernalia; you must be at...
Personal Freedom
Anti-Smoking Crusade is Misguided
Two bills will be proposed in Utah’s next general session, beginning in January 2014, to raise the age limit for those seeking to purchase tobacco products. Utah law currently prohibits those 18 and younger from...