Bill to lift smoking age to 21 dies in committee by only three senators supporting it
The Senate State Affairs Committee has killed SB 1233, the bill to lift Idaho's smoking age to 21, on a voice vote, by only 3 committee members dissenting; they were Sens. Sen. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, moved to hold the bill in committee, killing it; Sen. Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, seconded the motion. Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, said people are allowed to make other life-altering choices at 18, including to marry. "Our Kids in high school necessity to educate each other – peer Stress," he said. while you're in high school, laws don't mean which much. Idaho panel kills bill to lift smoking age to 21 BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho Senate panel has killed a bill which would have increased the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. The bill, sponsored with Sen. Fred Martin, a Republican from Boise, would have applied to smoking, chewing tobacco & Utilizing alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes. The goal was to join Californi