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Pennsylvania smoking ban approved27 June 2007HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania -- As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "The state Senate has approved its version of a bill to ban smoking in most public places and workplaces, with some senators saying it's far too weak and others complaining it's an unnecessary intrusion on people's lives. "The bill was sent to the state House yesterday on a 33-17 vote, but the haggling is far from over. "The House will debate its own version of a smoking ban, probably today, and could send it to the Senate later this week. "A House-Senate conference committee may eventually be needed to hammer out a single version that can be voted on by both chambers, but whether that will happen before the summer recess starts Sunday is unknown. "The measure, Senate Bill 246, would ban smoking in many workplaces and public places, including theaters, restaurants, museums, schools and school buses, arenas, auditoriums and retail stores. "It would allow exceptions for cigar bars, private clubs, 25 percent of a casino's gambling floor, patients' private rooms in nursing homes and residential treatment facilities, and smaller taverns where food sales make up no more than 20 percent of total revenue..." |