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• Ban on smoking poised to fail 

The House of Representatives had yet to consider a smoking ban by late Monday night ‐ the last day of the legislative session ‐ and the bill appeared unlikely to win approval.

The House was bogged down by filibusters for most of the day, slowing action on bills debated before the smoking measure, which would ban smoking in most restaurants, workplaces and indoor public areas.

Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, D-Mobile, sponsored the anti-smoking bill. She has championed similar measures for more than a decade. Figures indicated she would be disappointed if it failed to pass before the midnight end of the session.

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