Post by Logan on Apr 10, 2016 17:30:28 GMT -6
The Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 1, the “Take it Outside Act,” sponsored by Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, the bill that would restrict smoking and the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace statewide, and is now making its way through the House of Representatives.
The bill’s advocates are taking the passage as a good sign. Others see it as a potential risk to their businesses.
“The strong show of support for the bill in the Senate lets the House know that it is a priority for this session,” said Emily Nenon, Alaska government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, one of a handful of organizations, including the Alaska’s chapter of the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association, the Alaska Native Health Board, pushing to move the legislation forward.
In a Cancer Action Network survey conducted with 800 registered votes between Dec. 30, 2015, and Jan. 7, 2016, 69 percent of those surveyed would strongly or somewhat favor a comprehensive statewide smoking law. Of those surveyed, 72 percent would strongly or somewhat favor that law to include the use of e-cigarettes. All responses in favor of implementing more restrictive tobacco-related laws have grown since the 2012 survey.
Read more: peninsulaclarion.com/news/2016-04-09/tobacco-bill-passes-senate-with-mixed-reviews
The bill’s advocates are taking the passage as a good sign. Others see it as a potential risk to their businesses.
“The strong show of support for the bill in the Senate lets the House know that it is a priority for this session,” said Emily Nenon, Alaska government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, one of a handful of organizations, including the Alaska’s chapter of the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association, the Alaska Native Health Board, pushing to move the legislation forward.
In a Cancer Action Network survey conducted with 800 registered votes between Dec. 30, 2015, and Jan. 7, 2016, 69 percent of those surveyed would strongly or somewhat favor a comprehensive statewide smoking law. Of those surveyed, 72 percent would strongly or somewhat favor that law to include the use of e-cigarettes. All responses in favor of implementing more restrictive tobacco-related laws have grown since the 2012 survey.
Read more: peninsulaclarion.com/news/2016-04-09/tobacco-bill-passes-senate-with-mixed-reviews