What year did the senate fine and force the tobacco companies to pay back to the states?

Wasn't it in the late 90's?

Anonymous2021-04-04T20:26:00Z

Wikipedia has the answer. I know because I just checked ands it took mere seconds to find the answer, LAZYBONES. Fail. 

KennyB2021-04-04T15:27:46Z

1998.  But it wasn't the Senate, it was the courts.