Wednesday, April 29, 2009
politics / North Carolina Senate Health Committee passes smoking bill
Posted by Lisa Sorg @lisasorg on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:40 PM
The Senate Health Committee passed House Bill 2, which would prohibit smoking in most indoor public spaces. Gone, though is the provision that passed in the House that exempted businesses that don't employ or serve minors, such as nightclubs. See the House version here:h2v5 And the Senate committee version here: h2v6
It now goes to the full Senate, where it will receive a second reading tomorrow when the currentsenatecalendarat 11 a.m.
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