Smoking Bill Dead

It would appear that the smoking bill, House Bill HB 1213, is dead for this year. The bill did not receive a hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Public Policy, and Interstate Cooperation before the committee deadline. It was reported that the committee chairman hoped to find at least six votes to return the bill to a comprehensive form, but at last count, only five members of the committee were willing to commit to supporting a comprehensive smoke-free air law.

The ISMA has always supported legislation that would create a comprehensive statewide smoke-free workplace law. This bill originally would have prohibited smoking in any workplace throughout the state – including restaurants, bars and casinos.

The slow process of government.