State Status
No Preemption
Pending Legislation
Legislative Summary
S1926 / A3424 (workplaces, restaurants, bars)-New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act-Signed by Governor
This bill prohibits smoking in any indoor public place or workplace, including restaurants, bars, and indoor and outdoor areas of school grounds, except for casino floors.
Preemptive Action
No (state has preemption)
Anti-Preemptive Clause
Yes
EXEMPTIONS: Gaming areas of casinos that contain at least 150 stand-alone slot machines or 10 table games; an area within a casino simulcasting facility with aseating for at least 50 patrons or at least 10 table games; a cigar bar or lounge that is entirely enclosed and separately ventilated, and that was in existence and generated 15% or more of its annual gross income from tobacco products sales and humidor rentals before December 31, 2004; a tobacco retail establishment; any tobacco business where the testing of a cigar or pipe tobacco by burning or smoking is a necessary and integral part of the manufacturing.
