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GA SR1143
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Earl Carter
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AI Summary
- Recognizes March 21, 2012, as "Kick Butts Day" at the Georgia state capitol, an annual national initiative sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Notes that in Georgia, 95,900 high school students smoke and 10,600 kids under age 18 become new daily smokers each year
- States that 10,500 adults in Georgia die annually from their own smoking and 184,000 kids under 18 currently alive in Georgia will ultimately die prematurely from smoking
- Highlights that nationwide nearly one-fifth of all high school students (grades 9-12) are current smokers, and that smoking kills more Americans than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs, and fires combined
- Declares the Georgia Senate's opposition to the sale, advertising, and marketing of tobacco products to children and directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit the resolution to the public and press
Legislative Description
Kick Butts Day; recognize March 21, 2012
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/13/2012
Full Bill Text
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