Facing Huge Deficits, KS lawmakers instead choose to enact a state wide smoking ban

[demtenjeep]

http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2010/02/25/house-considers-a-comprehensive-smoking-ban/



TOPEKA – The House voted 68-54 to send a comprehensive statewide smoking ban to the governor’s desk Thursday.

The measure, Senate substitute House Bill 2221, would bar smoking indoors — including at restaurants, bars and other public spaces — beginning July 1. It would allow smoking in state-owned casinos, private clubs and tobacco shops. It overrides any weaker smoking bans, including Wichita’s partial ban.

The bill now goes to the governor’s desk. It was passed last year by the Senate.

[hughee99]

1. The budget can wait. FINALLY they're adressing the important issues!

Next up, they should look at banning trans-fats, new seat-belt laws, and possibly a resolution rooting on the Jayhawks in this years NCAA tournament.

Need to get all those deck chairs in line!

[cutlassmama]

5. the deck chairs need to be arranged first. First things first.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. You'd think they'd want to increase cigarette sales to raise some tax dollars

Dumb Kansas mommy staters. What can I say :shrug:

[demtenjeep]

4. crazy

absolutely stupid

[demtenjeep]

7. Here is another STUPID waste of time

SENATE BILL NO.: 342
RS NO.: 9rs1272
AUTHOR(S): Senator Faust-Goudeau
EFFECTIVE DATE: Statute Book
PREFILED DATE: January 4, 2010
SHORT TITLE: Prohibiting the sale of novelty cigarette lighters.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Don't forget Covenant Marriage!

These yahoos voted for that last week.

[demtenjeep]

9. That was what I was trying to find

But I did not know the number of the bill.

[REP]

3. Next: Raising tobacco taxes to make up shortfall in tobacco tax revenues

Smokers: can't balance a budget without 'em!

[hughee99]

6. But you can't let them feel good about helping out either.

They need to make sure to blame smokers health care costs for the deficit.

[demtenjeep]

10. More

http://blogs.kansas.com/gov/2010/02/25/kansas-statewide-smoking-ban-exempts-some-areas/

Here’s where you could and couldn’t smoke under the smoking ban the Kansas House sent to the governor on Thursday. The governor pushed for the ban and is expected to sign it. The ban would go into effect July 1.

Smoking banned

–public places

–taxicabs and limousines

–restrooms, lobbies, hallways and other common areas in public and private buildings, including hotels, condominiums and apartment buildings

–any place of employment

–access points of buildings and facilities

Exempt from ban

–outdoor rooms open to the elements

–outdoor areas of any facility beyond access points

–private homes except when used as a day care home

–hotel or motel rooms designated for smoking guests

–gaming floor of a lottery or racetrack gaming facility

–designated, ventilated smoking areas in adult care homes and long-term care units

–tobacco shops

–private clubs licensed by Jan. 1, 2009

–private clubs that are outdoor recreational facilities, have substantial membership requirements and set aside a designated area away from minors

[demtenjeep]

11. This had 5 recs and now down to 3

freepers must love doing stupid stuff like unreccing?

[demtenjeep]

12. There will be more of this type of crap when Brownback

graces the Govs. Chair