SACRAMENTO – After voters defeated a ballot initiative to raise cigarette taxes last month, California legislators have proposed legislation that would affect how much Californians pay for cigarettes and where they can smoke, the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Thus far, three smoking-related bills have been introduced in the legislature. One bill would increase cigarette taxes by $1.90 a pack. Another bill would impose a fine of up to $100 on anyone who smokes in a car with children under 18 years old, including on private property. The third measure would make it illegal to light up in state parks or on state beaches.

“We can do more to stop smoking, to save lives and end suffering,” Sen. Tom Torlakson, the Democrat who wants to raise the tobacco tax with SB 24, told the newspaper. “We can do more to save billions that are going down the drain in health care costs.”

Ned Roscoe, whose family owns five cigarette stores in California, told the newspaper that the way to improve smokers’ behavior is through personal responsibility and peer pressure, not with more legislation. “How many new laws do you need?” Roscoe said.