Texas lawmakers begin tanning bill fight
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A proposal that would make it harder for Texas teenagers to enter the tanning bed was compared to legislation against Big Tobacco as lawmakers took up the issue.
"In the United states and Texas, we don’t allow our teens to purchase cigarettes until after they are 18 because it is a carcinogen," said Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton. "Yet we don’t do that for tanning beds, which can expose teens to the same risk for cancer."
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I am so glad that this was introduced, tanning is so over-rated.