Smoking Ban

Statewide smoking ban discussed in Wyoming

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 31st, 2004

Lawmakers have agreed to begin drafting legislation that would ban smoking in public places statewide.

The Public Health Subcommittee voted August 10, 2004, to forward the proposal, after it's written, to the Legislature's full Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee.

Representative John Hastert, D-Green River, who brought the issue before the subcommittee, said state officials and his constituents think it is an important environmental health issue.

"We're not telling people to quit smoking. We're just asking them to step outside," he said.

Senator John Barrasso, R-Casper, also voted to draft...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-08-31)

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