Jump to full article: AP, 2006-02-16
Author: The Associated Press
Intro: The Puerto Rican Senate has passed a law that would ban smoking in bars, casinos and other public places -- as well as in private cars with children aboard.
The bill, which prohibits smoking in cars carrying passengers under 13 years old, was adopted unanimously on Feb. 6. It now heads to the House of Representatives for approval.
Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila -- who vetoed an earlier bill because it was too broad -- was expected to sign the legislation into law soon.
"To earn a living, many employees are obliged to breathe so much secondhand smoke," Sen. Maria de Lourdes Santiago Negron said. "They have the right to breathe clean air."
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