http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holliman_files_smoking_ban_bill Comments for "Holliman files smoking ban bill" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holliman_files_smoking_ban_bill <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/profile_images/hugh.holliman.jpg" border="1" alt="Hugh Holliman" title="Hugh Holliman" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="100" height="150" align="right" />Rep. <a href="/dome/profiles/hugh_holliman">Hugh Holliman</a> has filed the first bill of 2009.</p><p>The House majority leader submitted <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&amp;BillID=h2&amp;submitButton=Go">H.B. 2</a> today, as <a href="/under_the_dome/holliman_ready_to_fight_second_hand_smoke">promised</a>. </p><p>The bill&#39;s title says it would &quot;Prohibit Smoking in Public and Work Places.&quot; No further information was available, but the Lexington Democrat has said he would ban smoking in places such as restaurants and allow local government to pass stricter bans. </p><p>It is co-sponsored by Rep. <a href="/under_the_dome/profiles/jennifer_weiss">Jennifer Weiss</a>, a Cary Democrat; Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&amp;nUserID=317">Rick Glazier</a>, a Fayetteville Democrat; and Rep. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=H&amp;nUserID=285">Jeff Barnhart</a>, a Concord Republican.</p><p>Barnhart was notable in the 2007 session for being one of the Republicans to crossover in favor of a failed attempt at the ban, despite having a <a href="http://hoovers.com/philip-morris-usa/--ID__55933--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml">Philip Morris</a> plant in his district.</p><p>He gave an <a href="/blogs/smoking_ban_crossover">emotional speech</a> at the time, noting his father-in-law died of secondhand smoke. </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holliman_files_smoking_ban_bill#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/holliman_files_smoking_ban_bill#comment cigarettes HB2-09 Hugh Holliman Jeff Barnhart Jennifer Weiss Philip Morris Rick Glazier smoking Under the Dome Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:38 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 11873 at http://projects.newsobserver.com