State advocacy leaders gathered at the Arkansas State Capitol on Wednesday, March 8 to testify against HB1711 and SB285. So far, SB285 (amending the AR Clean Indoor Air Act to include vapor products) has failed to gather enough votes to pass the Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor. It continues to rear its ugly head on each of the Committee’s daily agendas, so leaders continue to show up. It still has the ability to pass with only 5 “yes” votes. HB1711 (raising the age to purchase tobacco and vapor products to 21) has yet to be heard, and will likely be scheduled again on their next meeting date, Wednesday, March 15.
