Kansas says no smoking, please

The Kansas Legislature has passed a ban on smoking in public places and workplaces. House Bill 2221 was signed by the governor on 3/12/2010. You can find the full text of this bill at www.kslegislature.org.

You can learn who introduced the bill and who were the proponents and opponents from the Supplemental Note available at http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2010/SN2221.pdf . The bill would ban smoking and make the act of smoking in the following places a cigarette or tobacco infraction:

Public places;
Taxicabs and limousines;
Restrooms, lobbies, hallways and other common areas in
public and private buildings, condominiums and other
multiple-residential facilities;
Restrooms, lobbies, and other common areas in hotels
and motels and in at least 80 percent of the guest sleeping
quarters within a hotel or motel;
Access points of all buildings and facilities unless the
building or facility is exempted by the bill; and
Any place of employment.

The smoking ban goes into effect July 1, 2010.

Article contact: Kim Harp