Legislators look at statewide smoking ban

Publication Date: 2007-08-25

• Author:AP
• Publication:KIFI, ABC Local News 8

The Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee has voted to draft a bill to ban smoking in public places throughout Wyoming.

The decision came after the Wyoming Healthcare Commission and the Wyoming Cancer Society pleaded to the committee during meetings this past week to consider a bill that would ban smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places.

Committee co-chair Senator Charles Scott of Casper said the panel would draft the bill and then talk about the ban at the November or December committee meeting.