Smoking Ban Not Snuffed Out

A ban on smoking in most public areas may still become law in Alabama.

By: WKRG Staff | WKRG-TV
Published: May 13, 2008

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A bill that would ban smoking in work
places and many public settings in Alabama still has a chance of
becoming law as the Legislature prepares for the final day of its
2008 session.
House Speaker Seth Hammett of Andalusia says the smoking ban
will be one of the bills considered by the House on Monday, the
final day of the session.
If the ban becomes law, the American Cancer Society says Alabama
will join 26 other states that have some sort of smoke-free
statewide law.
Gov. Bob Riley says he will sign the bill if it passes the
Legislature. Riley says he quit smoking last summer.

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