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We summarized state laws preempting local smoke-free workplace, youth access, and licensure laws (CDC\u2019s STATE) and local legislative activity before, during, and after preemption (Americans for Nonsmokers\u2019 Rights Foundation) across 1999\u20132021. Preemption existed for smoke-free workplaces in 18 states, youth access in 21, and licensure in 13. Regarding smoke-free workplace laws, local laws were passed in 5 of 11 states with preemption throughout; among seven states with partial-period preemption, local laws were enacted before preemption or after repeal in three states but during preemption in two. Regarding youth access, localities adopted laws (e.g., addressing purchase\/use\/possession or e-cigarettes) in 11 of 18 states with preemption throughout; among the three states with partial-period preemption, localities passed laws before preemption in one state and during preemption in two. For licensure, localities passed laws (e.g., licensing requirements\/penalties) in eight of nine states with preemption throughout and three of four states with partial-period preemption. Although state preemption reduced local activity, some localities advanced tobacco control during preemption, underscoring the need for localities to exercise autonomy permitted under preemption.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22060827","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,23]],"date-time":"2025-05-23T12:24:18Z","timestamp":1748003058000},"page":"827","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["State Preemption and Local Tobacco Control: Constraints and Opportunities for Innovation in the US"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9319-6131","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rishika","family":"Chakraborty","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Micah L.","family":"Berman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health & Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Y. 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