State "Smoker Protection" Laws
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have laws in effect elevating smokers to a protected class. The American Lung Association does not support these types of laws.
| State | Year | Code |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2005 | CA LABOR CODE §§ 96(k) (1999) & 98.6 (2005). |
| Colorado | 1990 | COLO. REV. STAT. § 24-34-402.5 (1990). |
| Connecticut | 2003 | CT GEN. STAT. ANN. § 31-40s (2003). |
| District of Columbia | 1993 | D.C. CODE ANN. § 7-1703.3 (1993). |
| Illinois | 1987 | 820 ILL. COMP. STAT. 55/5 (1987). |
| Indiana | 2006 | IND. CODE §§ 22-5-4-1 et seq. (2006). |
| Kentucky | 2010 | KY REV. STAT. ANN. § 344.040 (2010). |
| Louisiana | 1991 | LA REV. STAT. ANN. § 23:966 (1991). |
| Maine | 1991 | ME REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 26, § 597 (1991). |
| Minnesota | 1992 | MINN. STAT. § 181.938 (1992). |
| Mississippi | 1994 | MISS. CODE ANN. § 71-7-33 (1994). |
| Missouri | 1992 | MO. REV. STAT. § 290.145 (2005). |
| Montana | 1993 | MONT. CODE ANN. §§ 39-2-313 & 39-2-314 (1993). |
| Nevada | 1991 | NEV. REV. STAT. § 613.333 (1991). |
| New Hampshire | 1991 | N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 275:37-a (1991). |
| New Jersey | 1991 | N.J. STAT. ANN. §§ 34:6B-1 et seq. (1991). |
| New Mexico | 1991 | N.M. STAT. ANN. §§ 50-11-1 et seq. (1991). |
| New York | 1992 | N.Y. [LABOR] LAW § 201-d (1992). |
| North Carolina | 1991 | N.C. GEN. STAT. § 95-28.2 (1991). |
| North Dakota | 1993 | N.D. CENT. CODE §§ 14-02.4-01 et seq. (1993). |
| Oklahoma | 2013 | OKLA. STAT. ANN. tit. 40, §§ 500 to 503 (2013). |
| Oregon | 2005 | OR. REV. STAT. §§ 659A.315 & 659A.885 (2005). |
| Rhode Island | 2005 | R.I. GEN. LAWS § 23-20.10-14 (2005). |
| South Carolina | 1991 | S.C. CODE ANN. § 41-1-85 (1991). |
| South Dakota | 1991 | S.D. CODIFIED LAWS § 60-4-11 (1991). |
| Tennessee | 1990 | TENN. CODE ANN. § 50-1-304 (1990). |
| Virginia | 1989 | VA. CODE ANN. § 2.2-2902 (1989). |
| West Virginia | 1992 | W. VA. CODE § 21-3-19 (1992). |
| Wisconsin | 1991 | WIS. STAT. §§ 111.31 et seq. (1991). |
| Wyoming | 1992 | WYO. STAT. ANN. §§ 27-9-101 et seq. (1992). |