Nevada Clean Indoor Act (2006)

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Nevada Ballot Question 5, or the Clean Indoor Air Act, was on the November 7, 2006 ballot in Nevada as an initiated state statute, where it was approved.[1]

  • Yes: 54% Approved
  • No: 46%

Impact

The Act says that smoking tobacco in any form is prohibited within indoor places of employment including:

  • Public and private school buildings and on public and private school grounds
  • Child care facilities with five or more children
  • All areas of grocery stores, convenience stores and drug stores
  • All indoor areas within restaurants, including those in casinos or gaming establishments
  • Bars, taverns and saloons that serve food
  • Shopping malls and retail establishments
  • Video arcades
  • Government buildings and public places
  • Movie theaters.

The Act states that smoking is permitted in:

  • Areas within casinos where loitering by minors is already prohibited by state law per NRS 463.350
  • Stand-alone bars, taverns and saloons that do not serve food
  • Strip clubs and brothels
  • Retail tobacco stores
  • Private residences.[2]

Legislative repeal possible

Senate Bill 372 was introduced in the Nevada Senate in 2009. SB372 revises the 2006 ban enacted by voters to allow for smoking in bars that serve food as long as minors are restricted from entry. Under SB372, businesses are also allowed to wall off smoking rooms that are separately ventilated.

Kendall Stagg, a leading supporter of the 2006 initiative, has petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court to halt hearings on SB372 on the grounds that the Nevada Constitution does not allow legislative tampering within three years from the time an approved ballot initiative takes place.[3]

Campaign finance

Donors for the campaign for the measure:[4]

  • Nevadans for Tobacco Free Kids: $617,038
  • Total: $617,038

See also

References

  1. ↑ Get Healthy Clark County
  2. ↑ Las Vegas Review Journal: "NEVADA CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT: Anti-smoking law sustained" Dec. 22, 2006
  3. ↑ Mercury News, "Petition would block legislative hearing", April 1, 2009
  4. ↑ Follow the Money, "Donors"

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