SB181 - (workplaces, restaurants, and bars; outdoor preemption) - An Act relating to prohibiting smoking in indoor areas - Signed by Governor

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This bill amends the current state smokefree law to prohibit smoking in all enclosed workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and private clubs. A Senate Substitute Amendment preempts local governments from restricting smoking in outdoor areas other than public property, including within a specified reasonable distance from restaurants, bars and other retail establishments.

• Preemptive Action

  Yes

• Anti-Preemptive Clause

  Yes

EXEMPTIONS: Smoking is allowed in private residences; rooms occupied by one person or by more than two smokers in assisted living facilities; and 25% of hotel/motel rooms.