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Senate debate fails to restrict youth access to tobacco; SB 185 does not pass

Utah State Senate · February 25, 1994
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Summary

Senate Bill 185, which would have required retailers to place tobacco products behind counters to reduce youth access, failed after extended debate on business hardship and enforcement; roll call was 14–12, with three absent.

Senate Bill 185, a sponsor-driven public-health measure to reduce youth access to tobacco by moving tobacco products behind store counters, failed to pass the Utah Senate on Feb. 25, 1994, following extended floor debate.

Sponsor Senator Baird opened with survey data she said the State Department of Health had collected showing…

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