the first statewide smoking ban came into effect in 1995.
the first statewide smoking ban came into effect in 1995.
when did the first statewide smoking ban come into effect?
1995
in 1995, california was the first state to enact a statewide smoking ban; throughout the early to mid-2000s, especially between 2004 and 2007, an increasing number of states enacted a statewide smoking ban of some kind. as of july 2018, the most recent statewide smoking ban is alaska's, which was signed into law on july 18, 2018, and went into effect on october 1, 2018.
list of smoking bans in the united states
bullet::::- statewide smoking ban: on july 1, 2010, after being signed into law by governor mark parkinson on march 12, 2010, an amendment to kansas' 1987 statewide smoking law took effect, banning smoking statewide in all enclosed, indoor workplaces in kansas. the law will exempt only (1) casino and racetrack gaming floors, (2) the entire area of a private club that was in existence on january 1, 2009, (3) designated areas in any private club where persons under 18 are prohibited, (4) tobacconists, (5) designated hotel and motel smoking rooms, (6) designated smoking areas in nursing homes and healthcare facilities, (7) and all outdoor areas, unless within a 10' radius of an entryway to a public building. the amendment will not change the original law's provision allowing local governments to regulate smoking more stringently than the state, which the kansas supreme court reiterated in 2007 upon a bar owner's challenge to lawrence's local smoking ban. on june 30, 2010, the district court of shawnee county, kansas, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the statewide smoking ban from taking effect in 31 private clubs established after january 1, 2009, until it settles a lawsuit against the state by those clubs.
list of smoking bans in the united states