Pa. House Committee Passes Bill that Would Ban Smoking at Casinos, Bus Stops - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Pa. House members lend bipartisan support to proposal to expand public smoking ban

HARRISBURG — Smokers may find themselves seeking a place outdoors to puff cigarettes and vapes at the few venues where indoor smoking is still allowed as state House members gave bipartisan backing to a bill Tuesday to expand Pennsylvania’s existing…

Pa. House committee passes bill that would ban smoking at casinos, bus stops - Pittsburgh Union Progress

A bill that would ban smoking in casinos, bus stops and other locations in Pennsylvania passed with bipartisan support Tuesday from the state House Health Committee.  The legislation known as the Protecting Workers From Secondhand Smoke Act would extend the state’s indoor smoking ban and would eliminate most exemptions in the state’s 2008 Clean Indoor Air Act, including in casinos. The ban would also include e-cigarettes, which were not in the 2…