1. (a) For fiscal year 2011 and fiscal year 2012, the Governor shall include at least $6,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for activities aimed at reducing tobacco use in Maryland as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including:

   1. (1) Media campaigns aimed at reducing smoking initiation and encouraging smokers to quit smoking;
   2. (2) Media campaigns educating the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke exposure;
   3. (3) Enforcement of existing laws banning the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 years;
   4. (4) Promotion and implementation of smoking cessation programs; and
   5. (5) Implementation of school-based tobacco education programs.

2. (b)

   1. (1) For fiscal years 2013 through 2021, the Governor shall include at least $10,000,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
   2. (2) For fiscal years 2022 through 2026, the Governor shall include at least $18,250,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
   3. (3) For fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include at least $17,520,000 in the annual budget in appropriations for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.

Added by Acts 2003, c. 203, § 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 430, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004; Acts 2005, c. 444, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2009, c. 487, § 3, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 484, § 3, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2019, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 37, § 1, eff. March 14, 2021; Acts 2026, c. 6, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.