Rep. Hugh Holliman has filed the first bill of 2009.
The House majority leader submitted H.B. 2 today, as promised.
The bill's title says it would "Prohibit Smoking in Public and Work Places." 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.
It is co-sponsored by Rep. Jennifer Weiss, a Cary Democrat; Rep. Rick Glazier, a Fayetteville Democrat; and Rep. Jeff Barnhart, a Concord Republican.
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 Philip Morris plant in his district.
He gave an emotional speech at the time, noting his father-in-law died of secondhand smoke.
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