State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB166 - (smoking areas) - An Act to amend the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act - Died
This proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit smoking in most public places, including restaurants and bars. Persons in charge of some non-specified public places may designate smoking areas, but restaurants & bars cannot have smoking areas.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
No
EXEMPTIONS: Smoking is allowed in retail tobacco stores; limousines under private hire; hotel/motel rooms; separately ventilated rooms in chemical dependency treatment or mental health programs; private clubs not open to the public.
