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House OKs statewide smoking ban
Bar exemption likely needed for passage in Senate Niki Kelly | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – A statewide smoking ban cleared its first major hurdle Tuesday when the Indiana House voted 62-34 Tuesday to prohibit smoking in most public places. It now moves to the Senate, where the bill has Read more…
House Bill 1149, the Smokefree Air Bill, passed out of the House Public Health Committee today by a vote of 9-3
The Representatives who voted AGAINST the bill were: Davisson (R) Frizzell (R) Lehe (R) There were no amendments introduced to weaken the bill’s status. The private club language was changed to strengthen it and to only allow those 18 and older to enter a private club that voted to allow Read more…
Turner Bill for Smokefree Air
Dear Indiana Campaign for Smokefree Air supporter, This is it! The Smokefree Air bill (House Bill 1149) has been introduced by State Representatives Eric Turner and Charlie Brown and it looks like it has the potential to move through the legislature very quickly. Click here to read the full text Read more…
Statewide Smoking Ban Update
I just received information about the effort to introduce a statewide smoke free air bill for Indiana. I will be receiving more information tomorrow afternoon, but wanted to share what I have learned so far. Representative Eric Turner has submitted a smoke free air bill, and so far Reps C. Brown, Read more…