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CO SB185

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/22/2013

Primary Sponsor

Jeanne Nicholson

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligible activities for grants under Colorado's tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program funded by tobacco sales and use tax revenue.

  • Adds activities to expand smoke-free areas in communities as a new eligible grant category, including smoke-free zones on campuses, at work sites, in public outdoor areas, and in multi-unit housing.

  • Maintains existing eligible grant programs for education, tobacco prevention, secondhand smoke reduction, and eliminating health disparities among populations with higher tobacco burdens.

  • Allows the Department of Public Health and Environment to award grants for activities related to these expanded eligibility requirements.

Legislative Description

Tobacco Ed Prevention Cessation Grant Program

Last Action

Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 5/9/2013

4/25/2013

Committee Referrals

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs2/22/2013

Full Bill Text

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