State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB670 - (workplaces, restaurants, and bars) - An Act relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places - Read second time and postponed - Session Adjourned
This bill prohibits smoking in workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars. Smoking is still permitted in tobacco bars and private clubs.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
YES
EXEMPTIONS: Smoking is allowed in private residences except when used as child/adult/health care facilities; 20% of hotel/motel rooms; private/semiprivate rooms in nursing/long term care facilities; tobacco shops; tobacco bars; private clubs except when open to the public; outdoor areas of restaurants and bars; outdoor porches and patios not accessible to the public; tobacco products manufacturing facilities; and a convention of tobacco-related businesses.