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Bills To Regulate E-Cigs, Raise Legal Smoking Age Go Before State Assembly Committee

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Two California bills aimed at curbing youth smoking are getting a crucial legislative hearing Wednesday. A bill to regulate e-cigarettes and another to boost the legal smoking age to 21 will be heard by the Assembly's Committee on Governmental Organization.

Over half of the 21-member committee has accepted money from tobacco companies.