ANRF Smokefree Lists and Maps Update
The ANR Foundation is pleased to announce our most recent update to the lists and maps of U.S. municipalities and states with smokefree laws now in effect. Congratulations to Savannah, GA, for having enacted a strong smokefree law effective 15 years ago this year, and to El Paso, TX, for enacting their strong law 25 years ago! Congratulations also to La Fourche Parish, LA, and Rock Port, MO, for enacting strong smokefree laws covering workplaces, restaurants, bars, and in La Fourche Parish’s case, gaming! See all of our updated lists here.
Due to the loss of several federal funding streams, we have streamlined some of our services. We are now providing a reduced number of lists and maps that are updated and distributed at no cost. If you are in need of an updated list on other policy provisions or a specialized data run, please let us know and we can offer you a quote.
ANR’s founders, supporters, donors, and people like you have always been instrumental in helping us secure seemingly unachievable goals, from eliminating smoking from airplanes to securing smokefree hospitality venues. We continue to work alongside workers and concerned citizens to defend longstanding, widely supported smokefree laws from rollbacks that aim to renormalize indoor smoking.
The tobacco industry and its allies continue to threaten progress made by attempting to weaken smokefree laws to include exemptions for cigar bars, and on-site adult marijuana/cannabis use threatens the integrity of smokefree laws. Utilizing the ANR model ordinance ensures your policy will provide maximum protections and, of course, be included on our lists.
Congrats to Valparaiso University and College of the Siskiyous, the newest additions to our Smokefree Colleges and Universities List! We are also thrilled that the Detroit Airport is no longer considering an indoor cigar smoking lounge on the concourse.
Our list of U.S. Laws for Smokefree Multi-Unit Housing now has 108 municipalities that regulate smoking in private units of multi-unit housing properties, and for the first time, this list includes a municipality outside of California–congratulations to Williamstown, MA!
ANR Foundation’s Smokefree Casino and Gaming Property Directory is an interactive directory that can be sorted by state, Tribe, and company and includes a map. A recent addition will be Happy Valley Casino in PA. You can find the directory by state here, with an overview map here. If you identify any changes in your area, please let us know.
The ANR Foundation has a bibliography of 739 studies, reports, and peer-reviewed journal articles that utilize data from the U.S. Tobacco Control Laws Database©, which you can see here. Recent studies include: Gordon, B.; Corelli, R.; Dove, M.; Reimold, A.; Yao, T.; Knox, J.; Hendrix, L.; Wilkerson, K.; Grand-Lejano, J.; Gibbs, T.; Brantley, S.; Anderson, C.; Tong, E., “Ending the sale of tobacco in California pharmacies: frequently asked questions,” Davis, CA: Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center, April 3, 2026, and Patel, M.; Nighbor, T.; Westmaas, J.L.; Wang, S.; Gibson, L.; Orr-Souza, E.; Giaquinto, A.; Islami, F.; Nargis, N., “Tobacco use behaviors and related disparities in 13 high-tobacco-burden U.S. states: an overview of evidence,” American Journal of Preventive Medicine 70(2S): 108160, February 2026.
Interested in a data run? Contact Maggie Hopkins to discuss the many options of standardized reports we have available, as well as the special multi-variate analyses that we can run based on your research and policy surveillance data needs. See our Laws Data page for more details.
Did you expect your new law to be included but don’t see it on our lists? That is either because the law is not yet in effect or because the law didn’t meet the smokefree list criteria for enclosed non-hospitality workplaces, restaurants, bars, and/or gambling venues to be 100% smokefree without exemptions. Some laws have been enacted so recently that our Policy Surveillance Team has not yet had a chance to order, analyze, and enter them into our Tobacco Control Laws Database. Other laws, despite all our searching, fly under our radar. We very much want these laws, so please contact us to check on any law you think we may be missing. Still have questions? Please contact Laura Walpert.
The lists and maps are typically updated on a quarterly basis, depending on funding. The next quarterly update is planned for October 2026. Contact Maggie Hopkins, Director of Data Management and Analysis, if you have questions about our lists and maps.
Do you work in commercial tobacco control? Need new training tools or want an easy way to train new staff? Get Professional Access! This new service allows public health students, professionals, and community-based partners access to resources and new tools, including new materials and recordings of scientific sessions from ANRF’s Marijuana and Smokefree Air Office Hours, recorded 2021-2023 virtual Clearing the Air® webinars, and other selected virtual scientific presentations. Purchase Professional Access here. We also have free resources at no-smoke.org, and nonsmokersrights.org. See our new tip sheet, Cigar Bar Arguments and Responses, to help defend smokefree laws against cigar bar exemptions.
The fight for smokefree air continues, and we look forward to what we can accomplish together. People power is how we get this work done. Join us or give a gift monthly to help us continue our work keeping track of tobacco laws and advocating for smokefree air. Your donations have never been more critical than at this time, whether through a one-time or recurring gift. We would be grateful for your support.
Stay up to date with the latest and greatest with these quick links to all things ANR/F smokefree, including our monthly e-news: @smokefree on Linktree. Connect with us on social media: IG, FB, and YouTube. Register today to attend our next office hour installment on cigar secondhand smoke and marijuana secondhand smoke.
