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One hundred percent of the U.S. population is now or soon will be better protected from cigarette fires thanks to state passage of fire-safe cigarette legislation. See a map of state adoptions.
FORTY-SIX states (plus District of Columbia) have implemented fire-safe cigarette laws
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Signed into law
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Law effective
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% of U.S. population
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New York
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12/31/03
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6/28/04
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6.4%
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Vermont
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6/17/05
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5/1/06
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0.2%
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California
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10/7/05
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1/1/07
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12.1%
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Oregon
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4/17/07
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7/1/07
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1.2%
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New Hampshire
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5/31/06
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10/1/07
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0.4%
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Illinois
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5/19/06
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1/1/08
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4.2%
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Maine
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6/8/07
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1/1/08
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0.4%
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Massachusetts
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7/8/06
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1/1/08
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2.1%
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Kentucky
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3/27/07
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4/1/08
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1.4%
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Montana
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5/11/07
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5/1/08
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0.3%
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New Jersey
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5/4/07
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6/1/08
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2.9%
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Connecticut
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7/10/07
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7/1/08
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1.2%
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Maryland
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5/17/07
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7/1/08
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1.9%
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Utah
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3/07
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7/1/08
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0.9%
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District of Columbia
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5/13/08
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7/1/08
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0.2%
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Alaska
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7/18/07
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8/1/08
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0.2%
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Rhode Island
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7/3/07
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8/1/08
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0.4%
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Minnesota
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5/7/07
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12/1/08
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1.7%
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Delaware
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7/5/07
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1/1/09
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0.3%
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Iowa
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5/21/07
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1/1/09
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1.0%
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| Oklahoma |
5/12/08 |
1/1/09 |
1.2% |
| Pennsylvania |
7/4/08 |
1/1/09 |
4.1% |
Texas
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6/15/07
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1/1/09
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8.0%
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| Idaho |
3/27/08
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4/1/09
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0.5%
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Indiana
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3/19/08
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7/1/09
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2.1%
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Kansas
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5/9/08
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7/1/09
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0.9%
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West Virginia
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5/8/09
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7/10/09
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0.6%
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| Colorado |
5/28/09 |
7/31/09 |
1.6% |
| Arizona |
5/6/08
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8/1/09 |
2.1% |
Washington
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4/5/08
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8/1/09
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2.2%
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Louisiana
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7/10/07
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8/31/09
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1.5%
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Hawaii
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7/6/08
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9/30/09
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0.4%
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Wisconsin
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4/8/08
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10/1/09
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1.9%
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| Alabama |
6/09 |
1/1/10 |
1.5% |
| Arkansas |
3/31/09 |
1/1/10 |
0.9% |
Florida
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6/10/08
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1/1/10
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6.0%
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Georgia
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4/30/08
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1/1/10
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3.2%
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| Michigan |
6/25/09 |
1/1/10 |
3.3% |
| Nebraska |
5/19/09 |
1/1/10 |
0.6% |
| New Mexico |
4/9/09 |
1/1/10 |
0.7% |
North Carolina
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8/24/07
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1/1/10
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3.0%
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| South Carolina |
6/5/08** |
1/1/10 |
1.5% |
Tennessee
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5/15/08
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1/1/10
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2.0%
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Virginia
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3/4/08
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1/1/10
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2.6%
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Ohio
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1/6/09
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5/1/10
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3.8%
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| Nevada |
5/29/09 |
6/1/10 |
0.9% |
Mississippi
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3/30/09
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7/1/10
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1.0%
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FOUR states have passed
fire-safe cigarette laws
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Signed into law
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Law effective
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% of U.S.population
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| North Dakota |
5/1/09 |
8/1/10 |
0.2% |
Missouri
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7/10/09
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1/1/11
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1.9%
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| South Dakota |
3/30/09 |
1/1/11 |
0.3% |
| Wyoming |
3/8/10 |
7/1/11 |
0.2% |
**the House and Senate overrode the governor's veto
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