Smoking ban amended

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on April 1, 2009 - 4:58pm.
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The proposed smoking ban has its first amendment.

Rep. Wil Neumann, a Gaston County Republican, proposed exempting cigar bars from the ban.

The bill's sponsor, House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman, said he had no objection to the amendment, saying people who go to cigar bars know what they're getting into.

Rep. Thom Tillis, a Mecklenburg County Republican, objected to the amendment, saying it would complicate enforcement.

The amendment passed, 93-24.

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Re: Smoking ban amended

Submitted by GrayJ on April 1, 2009 - 10:22pm.

According to Mr. Holliman's logic people who chose to work and/or patron at smoking restaurants also "know what they're getting into."

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