House 'likely' to pass bill
Jump to full article: Saipan Tribune (mp), 2009-09-04
Author: HAIDEE V. EUGENIO and NAZARIO RODRIGUEZ JR
Intro: On a 7-0 vote, the Senate passed yesterday a bill banning smoking in all workplaces and public places, a move welcomed by some 40 representatives of health and anti-smoking advocacy groups who waited patiently for almost two hours for the Senate session to start.
Many of the health advocacy groups' members and supporters led by the CNMI Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and the Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition held or posted anti-smoking placards and posters on the Senate chamber's walls to get their message across.
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The House of Representatives has to adopt the same conference committee report on the bill and pass it, before the measure could reach the governor's desk for action.
The Fitial administration has yet to issue a statement whether to support or junk the bill if it passes the House.
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