NC House leader seeks more NC smoking restrictions

Possible Smoking Ban For Bars & Restaurants (Added: January 29, 2009)

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NC House leader seeks more NC smoking restrictions

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - House members have started a new drive to require smoking bans in restaurants, public places and indoor work sites.

By: Associated Press | WNCT
Published: January 29, 2009

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - House members have started a new drive to require smoking bans in restaurants, public places and indoor work sites.
House Majority Leader and cancer survivor Hugh Holliman said Thursday there's no doubt second-hand smoke is a health hazard. He's the chief sponsor of a bill expanding prohibitions on smoking that lawmakers already have approved for prisons and state government buildings.
Co-sponsor Rep. Rich Glazier of Cumberland County said annual health care costs associated with smoking in North Carolina are in the billions of dollars.
The House narrowly defeated a measure four years ago that would have required restaurants to set aside most of their dining space for nonsmokers. Another bill passed a committee in 2007 but went no further.