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PREEMPTION IS A HEALTH HAZARD
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Provide the Option for
Shared Authority
Dear
Smokefree Supporter:
The South
Dakota House of Representatives is considering legislation that
could increase the number of smokefree places in South Dakota.
House Bill
1237 – an act to allow local units of government the authority to
regulate tobacco products -- provides a mechanism for local units of
government to go above the minimum standards of tobacco regulation
set by the state legislature and address tobacco issues, including
smokefree places, in their local communities with stricter
regulations.
The South
Dakota Tobacco Free Kids Network strongly supports House Bill 1237
and we need your help to demonstrate the support for shared
authority of tobacco between the state legislature and local
governments.
 Please
contact the members of the House State Affairs Committee and show
your support for House Bill 1237 and the opportunity it presents to
allow local communities to identify and address tobacco issues at
the local level to address the toll of tobacco.
Please tell the Committee
members that you strongly support House Bill 1237 and ask for their
favorable consideration of the bill.
Important
Points to Remember:
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1.) House
Bill 1237 provides the option to local governments to go above the
minimum tobacco regulations set by the state if the local government
determines that it needs to address an issue regarding the
regulation of tobacco. House Bill 1237 is a local control option
and does not force any local government to exceed the minimum
regulations set by the legislature, but it does allow those
communities that wish to do so the opportunity to address tobacco
issues through their local government process.
2.) Community
members, including business people, are more likely to engage in a
community level discussion about tobacco issues. If additional
regulations are not appropriate for a community, the community will
have an opportunity to discuss that, but the community should have
the option of looking at additional regulations that may be needed.
3.) Rather
than addressing tobacco regulation solely at the state level, shared
authority allows communities to tailor tobacco regulations as needed
and accepted by the local community and does not require a one-size
fits all state law to address tobacco issues.
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House State Affairs Committee
members:
Rep. Larry Rhoden (Butte and Meade counties)
Rep. Thomas Deadrick (Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix and
Gregory
Rep. Joel Dykstra (Lincoln and Union)
Rep. Shantel Krebs (Minnehaha and Lincoln)
Rep. Thomas Brunner ( Butte and
Meade) |
Contact
your local Representative and other members of the House
State Affairs Committee at:
E-mail
Fax: 605-773-6806
Phone: 605-773-3851 (M thru F) |
Rep. Joni Cutler (Minnehaha)
Rep. Bob Faehn (Codington)
Rep. Tim Rave (Hanson, McCook and Minnehaha)
Rep. Charles Turbiville (Lawrence)
Rep. Kathy Miles (Minnehaha)
Rep. Dale Hargens (Beadle, Hand and Jerauld)
Rep. Margaret Gillespie (Lincoln and Union)
Rep. Garry Moore (Yankton) |
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