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Utah Senate rejects proposal to raise tobacco-sale age to 21 after extended debate
Summary
Senate debate on SB12 centered on public-health data and enforcement concerns. Sponsor argued raising the tobacco-sale age would reduce youth initiation; opponents cited enforcement, fiscal and civil-liberty concerns; the measure failed on final floor action.
Senator Reid sponsored SB12, a bill to raise the legal minimum age for the sale of tobacco and related products to 21 (extending the current restrictions to include those 19 and 20). Reid told colleagues that public polling and public-health analyses supported the change, citing constituent polling showing majority support and Centers for Disease Control cost estimates tied to tobacco-related health care.
"There is no inherent value in smoking. None whatsoever," Reid said on…
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