Key Votes
SB 1049 - Increasing Age Restriction on Tobacco Purchases - Key Vote
Texas Key Votes
Stages
Family
Issues
- Business and Consumers
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Health and Health Care
Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (House) - April 21, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (25-5) - April 15, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Increasing Age Restriction on Tobacco Purchases
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases the legal age at which individuals may purchase tobacco from 18 to 19 years of age beginning September 1, 2009.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 13, 2009
Title: Increasing Age Restriction on Tobacco Purchases
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- John J. Carona (TX - R)
- Wendy R. Davis (TX - D)
- Juan 'Chuy' Hinojosa (TX - D)
- Joan Huffman (TX - R)
- Jane Gray Nelson (TX - R)
- Leticia Van de Putte (TX - D)
- Earl Jeffrey 'Jeff' Wentworth (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
