OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Sen. Patty Kuderer has introduced legislation on behalf of the state’s attorney general that would increase the state’s legal tobacco buying age to 21, WNPA Olympia News Bureau/Sequim Gazette reports. “No bill in Olympia this session will save more lives than increasing the legal smoking age to 21,” said Bob Ferguson, Washington State attorney general.

The Washington Retail Association pointed out that small convenience stores will lose customers if the bill becomes law, while the Washington Association of Neighborhood Stores recommended halting the legislation until border states, casinos and tribal smoke stores also raise the tobacco buying age to 21.

Illinois lawmakers are also proposing a higher tobacco purchase age of 21, the Chicago Tribune reports. Illinois Rep. Camille Lilly introduced the new measure in the House, while State Sen. Julie Morrison sponsored similar legislation in the Senate.

In Illinois, Evanston and Chicago have adopted a 21-and-old tobacco purchase policy within their city limits.

In neighboring Indiana, the House shut down a bill that would have upped the legal tobacco buying age to 21, the Chicago Tribune reports. House Speaker Brian Bosma used a procedural maneuver to kill the proposal, which had already been unanimously approved by the House Public Health Committee.

Last month, San Antonio became the first Texan city with an age 21 restriction on tobacco, which will go into effect on August 1. Five states—California, Maine, Hawaii, New Jersey and Oregon—have 21 as the minimum age for using and buying tobacco.