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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Eliminate policies in states, territories, and DC that preempt local tobacco control policies — TU‑20

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
31 States (2023)

Target:
0 States (including DC and Territories)

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
31 states preempted local tobacco control laws in 2018 1

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Eliminate policies in states, territories, and the District of Columbia that preempt local tobacco control policies

Target-Setting Method
Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Data Source:  State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System (STATE), CDC/NCCDPHP

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Summary

The most effective tobacco control policies often start at the local level, and local policies can help change national attitudes around smoking. Preemptive state policies are a major barrier to local tobacco control policies, including smoke-free policies and age limits on tobacco sales.

Topics:  Tobacco Use, Health Policy

Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup

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1. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.