Your State Information:
State "Smoker Protection" Laws
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have laws in effect elevating smokers to a protected class.
State - Year - Code
California 2005 CA LABOR CODE § 96(k) & 98.6
Colorado 1990 CO REV. STAT. ANN § 24-34-402.5
Connecticut 2003 CT GEN. STAT. ANN. § 31-40s
District of Columbia 1993 D.C. CODE ANN. § 7-1703.3
Illinois 1987 820 ILL. COMP. STAT. 55/5
Indiana 2006 IND. CODE §§ 22-5-4-1 et seq.
Kentucky 1994 KY REV. STAT. ANN. § 344.040
Louisiana 1991 LA REV. STAT. ANN. § 23:966
Maine 1991 ME REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 26, § 597
Minnesota 1992 MINN. STAT. § 181.938
Mississippi 1994 MISS. CODE ANN. § 71-7-33
Missouri 1992 MO. REV. STAT. § 290.145
Montana 1993 MONT. CODE ANN. §§ 39-2-313 & 39-2-314
Nevada 1991 NEV. REV. STAT. § 613.333
New Hampshire 1991 N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 275:37-a
New Jersey 1991 N.J. STAT. ANN. §§ 34:6B-1 et seq.
New Mexico 1991 N.M. STAT. ANN. §§ 50-11-1 et seq.
New York 1992 N.Y. [LABOR] LAW § 201-d
North Carolina 1991 N.C. GEN. STAT. § 95-28.2
North Dakota 1993 N.D. CENT. CODE §§ 14-02.4-01 et seq.
Oklahoma 1991 OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 40, § 500
Oregon 1989 OR. REV. STAT. §§ 659A.315 & 659A.885
Rhode Island 2005 R.I. GEN. LAWS § 23-20.10-14
South Carolina 1991 S.C. CODE ANN. § 41-1-85
South Dakota 1991 S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 60-4-11
Tennessee 1990 TENN. CODE ANN. § 50-1-304
Virginia 1989 VA. CODE ANN. § 2.2-2902
West Virginia 1992 W. VA. CODE § 21-3-19
Wisconsin 1991 WIS. STAT. §§ 111.31 et seq.
Wyoming 1992 WYO. STAT. ANN. §§ 27-9-101 et seq.
Last updated: 11/19/09
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State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) SystemDetailed Report
A report format displaying data for a selected topic area (e.g., Economics), measure (e.g., Cigarette Sales), state, and year.Trend Report
A report format displaying data for a selected topic area (e.g., Economics), measure (e.g., Cigarette Sales), multiple subtopics (e.g., Average Cost per Pack), year and states with a graphic output option and Excel export capability.State Comparison Report
A report format displaying data for a selected topic area (e.g., Economics), measure (e.g., Cigarette Sales), year, and all available states with Excel export capability.Tobacco Control Highlights Report
A report format displaying current state-based information on the prevalence of tobacco use, the health impact and costs associated with tobacco use, and tobacco excise tax drawing from multiple sources within the System. This report includes tabular and graphic output options as well as a feature to export to PDF.Reports by Topic
This page lists all the topic areas offered by the STATE System, along with the type of reports available for each topic area.
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Data SourcesThis page lists the different sources from which the data within STATE System were obtained along with the years they are available.
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