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• Bill to ban bar smoking advances 

Jump to full article: Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, 2009-05-20
Author: SARAH CHACKO * Advocate Capitol News Bureau

Intro:

Legislation that would ban smoking in bars and casinos narrowly passed through a House committee Tuesday.

Members of the House Health and Welfare Committee rejected amendments to exclude cigar and hookah bars from the ban before voting 8-7 to move House Bill 844 to the House floor.

State Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco, and sponsor of HB844, said similar bills have been discussed and it always boils down to the choice for businesses to allow smoking instead of public health.

"The studies are significant and the studies are indisputable that secondhand smoke is a health concern," he said.

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