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"NAAAPI strongly opposes any preemption language regarding tobacco in any state bill... As African Americans, we are particularly opposed to state preemption of local laws, not only with respect to tobacco but in other issues as well. In many states, African Americans are concentrated in a few cities while the state population is overwhelmingly white... Therefore, on principal we support the concept of local decision-making."
National Association of African Americans for Positive ImageryNebraska
Nebraska's workplaces are 100% Smokefree!
As of June 1, 2009, all workplaces, restaurants, bars and gaming venues in Nebraska are 100% smokefree. The Nebraska Legislature adopted the strong law in February 2008, and this statewide success followed the enactment of 100% smokefree laws in Lincoln and Omaha over the past few years. Read Nebraska's smokefree law.
An exemption added to the law allows cigar smoking (not cigarette smoking) in cigar bars that generate more that 10% of their revenue from cigar-related sales. Unfortunately, this exemption law is also preemptive and prohibits local governments from closing this loophole to make cigar bars smokefree.
To learn more about the law, visit Smokefree
Nebraska.
To file a complaint, call at 1-877-633-733, or email smoke.free@dhhs.ne.gov,
or contact your local health department.
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Nebraska law does not preempt the passage of most local smokefree laws, however communities are preempted from adopting smokefree laws for cigar bars. Read more about current tobacco-related legislation in Nebraska.
Current tobacco-related statistics are available from the Centers for Disease Control's Tobacco Control State Highlights, 2007.
Nebraska's 2010 Legislative Session: January 11 - April 15, 2010 (est.)
Legislative SummariesArchives
- 3/13/2009LB600—(preemptive pool hall exemption)—An Act relating to pool halls—Indefinitely postponed—Session Adjourned
- 1/11/2010LB861—(technical amendment)—An Act relating to the Nebraska Liquor Control Act—Signed by the Governor
Action AlertsArchives
- 8/13/2010Preemption Watch Bill Tracking Summary
- 5/19/2010What's happening in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths?
News SummariesArchives
- 5/28/2010Nebraska Smoking Ban Approaches First Anniversary
- 4/18/2010What Ever Happened Since the Smoking Ban
- 2/5/2010State Preemption of Local Smoke-Free Laws in Government Work Sites, Private Work Sites, and Restaurants United States, 2005-2009
- 10/8/2009Pool hall renews challenge of Neb. smoking ban
- 8/6/2009Judge considers smoking challenge
- 5/31/2009State smoking ban begins Monday
- 5/25/2009Nebraska Set To Become 16th State To Go Smoke Free
- 5/2/2009State law to snuff smoking
- 4/23/2009Gov. signs cigar-bar exemption to Neb. smoking ban
- 4/16/2009Cigar bar bill OK, Bruning opinion says
- 4/8/2009American Cancer Society says smoking ban exemption would be unconstitutional
- 4/8/2009Former justice: Cigar bar bill would be found unconstitutional
- 4/6/2009Smoking bill limits cigar bars to stogies
- 3/22/2009Lawmakers Debating Smoking Ban Exemption
- 2/26/2009Legislature To Debate Cigar Bar Bill
- 2/11/2009Nebraska smoking ban stays; opt-out plan killed
- 1/21/2009Bill would let cities opt out of smoking ban
- 2/26/2008Heineman signs smoking ban
- 2/22/2008Nebraska Legislature passes statewide smoking ban
- 1/6/20082008 Legislature Preview; It's Back! Statewide Smoking Ban?
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