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Texas raises the legal smoking age, exempting members of the military
Senate Bill 21, authored by Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican from Houston, made Texas the 16th state to raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. BY RIANE ROLDAN New Texas Laws 2019 Hundreds of new state laws take effect Sept. 1 or sooner. In this series, we take a look at a few that will impact the lives of Texans. MORE IN THIS SERIES Texans will soon have to wait until their 21st birthday to buy tobacco and nicotine products — with the exception of young military members. Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican from Houston, said she crafted Senate Bill 21, which takes effect Sept. 1, hoping that it would keep cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products out of public schools by creating more “social distance” between younger students and students old enough to purchase them. In Texas, nearly 12% of high school students smoke cigarettes, and 19% use e-cigarettes, according to data
from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “If we can have [kids] leave high school tobacco and nicotine free, that’s a huge win,” said Jennifer Cofer, director of the End Tobacco Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The original bill didn’t exempt military members, but that changed after some Republican resistance in both the House and Senate. More than 12,500 active-duty troops ages 18 to 20 live in Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News. When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill, Texas became the 16th state to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco. John Schachter, director of state communications at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, has been following similar laws as they play out in legislatures across the country. E-cigarette companies Juul and Altria both supported the Texas bill, which also prevents local governments from rais-
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