State Could See Smoking Ban in Public Places

Publication Date: 2007-02-20

• Author:Sloane Heffernan
• Publication:WRAL.com, NC

A smoking ban in tobacco country?

A bill filed in the state Legislature on Tuesday would ban smoking in public places such as bars, restaurants and workplaces across North Carolina. Rep. Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson County, House majority leader, is sponsoring the bill.

Holliman says it's no secret that second-hand smoke causes cancer and that the legislation's goal is to protect the citizens of North Carolina.

"I think it's a very good thing because a lot of people don't like to smell smoke," says Fred Breidt, who said he supports the bill.