Posted: | March 19, 2014 02:50 PM |
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From: | Representative Thomas P. Murt |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Amending the Clean Indoor Air Act to Prohibit Smoking in Casinos |
In the near future, I plan to introduce legislation that amends the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA) to prohibit smoking in casinos. As you know, in 2008, Pennsylvania implemented the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), a major step forward in Pennsylvania by removing secondhand smoke in about 95% of workplaces and public areas in this Commonwealth. Under the current law, designated areas of the gaming floor of casinos are included in the exceptions. However, even with the current provisions in the law that limit smoking to certain areas of the gaming floor and the use of air filtration systems in these facilities, non-smokers are still exposed to second hand smoke. In addition, this exception leaves employees unprotected from secondhand smoke. |
Introduced as HB2153