State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
S38 - (restaurants and bars) - A bill relating to the Clean Indoor Air Act of 1990 - Session Adjourned
This bill amends the current state law to make restaurants and bars 100% smokefree, but it allows for many exemptions, including smoking during private functions in hospitality venues, smoking areas in public workplaces including hospitals and schools, and allowing smoking in any indoor public place where it is not specifically prohibited by this bill.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
Yes
EXEMPTIONS: Smoking is allowed in smoking areas; private homes; private functions; 25% hotel/motel rooms; specialty tobacco shops; tobacco manufacturers; cigar bars; private clubs; and in any indoor public place where it is not specifically prohibited by this bill.
