​​​In the final week of House committee hearings, House Bill 1380 passed unanimously out of committee. The bill as introduced by Rep. Charlie Brown (D-Gary) contained both an increase in the cigarette tax along with an increase in the age of purchase for tobacco products from 18 to 21. An amendment was accepted in committee stripping out the tax increase in an attempt to avoid being recommitted to a fiscal committee in a non-budget year. Several members of the Alliance for a Healthier Indiana testified in support of the bill, including Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Community Health Network; and Major General Wilmont, representing the Indiana State Medical Association and a retired deputy USSG of the Army National Guard. In opposition were representatives of the tobacco industry and the convenience store association.

The next day, Speaker of the House Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis) recommitted the bill to the House fiscal committee, citing a potential $14 million impact to state revenues. Therefore, the bill is now dead for the session.

The Alliance for a Healthier Indiana will continue to raise awareness throughout the state on both the need to increase the cigarette tax as well as the age of purchase. ​