Back in February, I wrote a diary "Nine States Considering Workplace Smoking Bans", in which I listed nine states that might adopt Workplace Smoking Laws this session. Those states were:
New Hampshire (Sep. 17, 2007)
Maryland (Feb. 1, 2008)
Minnesota (Oct. 1, 2007)
Oregon (Jan. 1, 2009)
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New Mexico (June 15, 2007)
Iowa
Illinois (Jan. 1, 2008)
As of today, six of those states (the ones in boldface above) have adopted workplace smoking laws. The dates listed above show when the laws will go into effect. One state that I didn't mention in that diary was Tennessee, which thanks largely to the efforts of Gov. Phil Bredesen, adopted a workplace smoking law which covers most workplaces, excluding bars. That law has been in effect since July 1st, and will enforced from Oct. 1st, 2007.
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