Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that bans smoking in certain public areas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits smoking in the following locations (Sec. 1):
• Enclosed areas in which the public is permitted;
• Enclosed areas of places of employment;
• Vehicles owned, leased, or operated by the state that are being used for governmental functions; and
• Within 12 feet of public entrances to the above enclosed areas.

• Authorizes smoking in the following locations (Sec. 1):
• Horse racing facilities;
• Riverboats;
• Facilities that operate under gambling game licenses;
• Satellite facilities;
• Retail tobacco stores used primarily for the sale of tobacco products;
• Bars or taverns that hold permits to sell alcohol and do not allow underage individuals to enter areas where smoking is permitted;
• Clubs that are exempt from federal income taxes and provide designated smoking areas where underage individuals are not permitted; and
• Health facilities that provide designated smoking areas where underage individuals are not permitted.

• Defines "smoking" as carrying or holding, or inhaling or exhaling from, a lit smoking device, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, cigar, or pipe (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes local governments to adopt more restrictive smoking regulations (Sec. 1).

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