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Legislators delay action again on smoking ban  

Members of a House-Senate conference committee tasked with hashing out a final compromise on a statewide indoor smoking ban gave themselves another extension today.

The delay, likely to next week, came at the request of Sen. Chuck McIlhinney, R-Bucks, who has been leading efforts to find a compromise between conflicting Senate and House versions. McIlhinney said the extra time is needed to work out technical questions the governor's office has raised about enforcement.

Since conference committee reports receive only final votes in the House and Senate and cannot be amended, "we want to make sure that we do get it right," McIlhinney said.

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