Washington D.C. Adopts Smokefree Workplace Law
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The D.C. Council today approved a broad smokefree workplace law for the District's bars and restaurants. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) has threatened to veto the bill, but supporters have more than enough votes to override a veto.
The proposal, which passed by a vote of 11-1, is modeled closely on similar restrictions in New York City. The District's law will first apply to all restaurant dining rooms upon enactment and then extend to bars, nightclubs and taverns in January 2007.
The District's law will include exemptions for outdoor areas, hotel rooms, and establishments that receive a significant portion of their revenues from the on-site sale of tobacco, such as retail tobacco shops.
The council debated amendments to the bill for more than four hours, rejecting several amendments that would weaken the bill. The law will take effect after the 30-day congressional review period.
"It's a wonderful first step. They're acknowledging secondhand smoke is a health problem," said Katja Fort, who said she left her job as a liquor sales manager in June after exposure to smoky bars exacerbated her lung illness.
In addition to New York, smokefree workplace laws are in place in hundreds of cities around the world, including Los Angeles, Boston, Montreal, Dublin and Rome, and are being considered almost everywhere they have not yet been enacted. In the Washington D.C. area, Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Howard counties (Maryland) have already enacted smokefree workplace laws.
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The Stop Smoking Hypnosis People
The D.C. Council today approved a broad smokefree workplace law for the District's bars and restaurants. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) has threatened to veto the bill, but supporters have more than enough votes to override a veto.
The proposal, which passed by a vote of 11-1, is modeled closely on similar restrictions in New York City. The District's law will first apply to all restaurant dining rooms upon enactment and then extend to bars, nightclubs and taverns in January 2007.
The District's law will include exemptions for outdoor areas, hotel rooms, and establishments that receive a significant portion of their revenues from the on-site sale of tobacco, such as retail tobacco shops.
The council debated amendments to the bill for more than four hours, rejecting several amendments that would weaken the bill. The law will take effect after the 30-day congressional review period.
"It's a wonderful first step. They're acknowledging secondhand smoke is a health problem," said Katja Fort, who said she left her job as a liquor sales manager in June after exposure to smoky bars exacerbated her lung illness.
In addition to New York, smokefree workplace laws are in place in hundreds of cities around the world, including Los Angeles, Boston, Montreal, Dublin and Rome, and are being considered almost everywhere they have not yet been enacted. In the Washington D.C. area, Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Howard counties (Maryland) have already enacted smokefree workplace laws.
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