Smokefree Regulations
Across the U.S.In MichiganAround the World
Across the U.S.
- Blue (23)*
- Smokefree worksites, restaurants and bars
* Includes Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. - Red (19)
- In the process of becoming smokefree
- Black (10)
- No statewide action to ensure smokefree air
| State | Smokefree Status |
|---|---|
| Alabama | A proposed constitutional amendment would ensure smokefree bars and restaurants. |
| Alaska | In 2002, restaurants, bowling alleys and pool halls in Anchorage became smokefree. |
| Arizona | On August 31, the American Lung Association of Arizona along with several other state public health groups, launched a ballot initiative campaign to put an initiative ensuring smokefree public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars, on the November 2006 ballot. If passed, the law would go into effect in May 2007. |
| Arkansas | Governor Mike Huckabee signed into law a Clean Indoor Air Act which ensures that nearly all workplaces, including restaurants, are smokefree. |
| California | California has been smokefree for several years in public venues including bars, bowling alleys and clubs, and restaurants. |
| Colorado | Effective July 1, 2006, Colorado will become smokefree in all workplaces including bars and restaurants. |
| Connecticut | In 2003 Connecticut became smokefree in the workplace, including restaurants and bars. |
| Delaware | On Nov. 27, 2002, Delaware became smokefree in all public buildings and workplaces including bars, restaurants, and casinos. |
| Florida | Ensures smokefree worksites, restaurants and bars. |
| Georgia | Effective Friday, July 1, 2005, Georgia became smokefree in most public places including bars and restaurants that admit minors. |
| Hawaii | The Hawaiian legislature has passed Senate Bill 3262 which ensures that all enclosed or partially enclosed public places and places of employment, including restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, and nightclubs are smokefree. |
| Idaho | In 2005, Idaho passed legislation that ensures smokefree worksites, restaurants and bars. |
| Illinois | On January 16, 2006 all workplaces including restaurants in Chicago will be smokefree. On March 1, 2006, the Chicago suburb Deerfield enacted what is currently the strongest clean indoor air ordinance in the state of Illinois. A statewide smokefree law has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly this year. |
| Indiana | The city of West Lafayette passed a smokefree ordinance covering all worksites, restaurants and bars on April 3, 2006. On January 1, 2005, Bloomington became smokefree in worksites, restaurants, bars and public places. |
| Iowa | Legislation being considered would ensure that all enclosed public places and places of employment, including restaurants and bars; and within 50 feet of enclosed areas are smokefree. |
| Kansas | In July 2004, Lawrence became smokefree in the workplace including restaurants. |
| Kentucky | No statewide action to ensure smokefree air. |
| Louisiana | Louisiana's Clean Indoor Air act will go into effect January 1, 2007. This bill will ensure smokefree workplaces and restaurants. |
| Maine | All worksites, restaurants and bars have been smokefree since Jan. 2004. |
| Maryland | The Maryland Clean Indoor Air act on 2006 failed to pass out of the Maryland House of Delegates Health and Government Operations Committee with an 11-11 vote. Legislation making all public places in maryland, including bars and restaurants, smokefree will be introduced during the 2007 Maryland General Assembly session. |
| Massachusetts | In July 2004, a statewide smokefree regulation went into effect in workplaces, including restaurants and bars. This comes after many local communities became smokefree, such as Cambridge and Cape Cod. |
| Michigan | In 2005, Wayne County and the City of Detroit passed smokefree worksites and public places regulations. |
| Minnesota | St. Paul joined the ranks of many capital cities to become smokefree on March 31, 2006. |
| Mississippi | In January, 2006, the Misissippi Clean Indoor Air Act was amended to ensure smokefree state government buildings and university/college classroom buildings, except for government buildings used by law enforcement officers and state institutions of higher education. |
| Missouri | In July 2004,the City of Arnold passed a smokefree regulation for bars and restaurants with attached bars. |
| Montana | In April 2005, all restaurants became smokefree unless they are a bar/casino where the food receipts are limited to 40 percent. Bars/Casinos will become smokefree in 2009. Other smokefree areas include, all businesses public and private (no exception for private clubs), schools, nursing homes arenas and public transportation. |
| Nebraska | The capital city of Lincoln, became smokefree in the workplace including bars and restaurants on Jan 1, 2005. |
| Nevada | The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act will be on the November 2006 ballot and would make a number of public places smokefree and restore local control, allowing communities to take stronger action against secondhand smoke. The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act would eliminate smoking in restaurants, retail stores and other worksites. |
| New Hampshire | A bill ensuring bars and restaurants passed the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate. |
| New Jersey | New Jersey's Clean Indoor Air Act goes into effect April 16, 2006, and will require all workplaces to be smokefree, except casino gambling floors. During the 2006 Session, bills were introduced to eliminate smoking in casino and gaming facilities. |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque is smokefree in restaurants and bars, which are not separate from restaurants. |
| New York | The state ensures smokefree regulations in most businesses, including restaurants, bars, bowling alleys, dance clubs and pool halls. It is backed by fines. Indian casinos are exempted. |
| North Carolina | No statewide action to ensure smokefree air. |
| North Dakota | North Dakota's smokefree legislation ensures smokefree public areas and places of employment, excluding bars. |
| Ohio | Smokefree Ohio is working with more than 225 partners to put a strong, statewide, clean indoor air law on the statewide ballot this November. The city of Columbus became smokefree in restaurants and bars as of May, 2005. |
| Oklahoma | A July 2002 law regulated restaurants serving more than 50 customers as follows: they can declare themselves entirely smoking, entirely smokefree or effectively smokefree. Same for indoor workplaces with 15 or more employees, bars, pools halls, bowling, adult day care, malls, and certain medical facilities. Hotel lobbies and youth camps are to be smokefree. |
| Oregon | Corvallis is smokefree in restaurants and bars. Eugene is smokefree in the workplace, which includes bars, restaurants and all types of venues. |
| Pennsylvania | A bill introduced in the Senate would pensure smokefree public places and workplaces, including restaurants, bars, and bingo halls. |
| Rhode Island | Is smokefree in the workplace, including restaurants and bars, clubs and bowling alleys. |
| South Carolina | A bill pending in the House of Representatives would ensure smokefree bars and restaurants. |
| South Dakota | In July 2002, South Dakota became smokefree in most workplaces and bars. |
| Tennessee | The Tenesee legislature is considering several bills which would ensure smokefree environments in some enclosed public places, restaurants and places of employment. |
| Texas | In April 2006, the Laredo City Council voted to ensure smokefree workplaces, including bars and restaurants. On September 1, 2005, changes went into effect strengthening Austin's smokefree air law to include bars, nightclubs, bowling alleys and previously exempted restaurants The changes to the existing ordinance were approved by the votors in May 2005. Austin joins several other Texas cities, including El Paso, with comprehensive smokefree air ordinances. |
| Utah | The Governor of Utah signed into law an update to Utah's Clean Air Act. The update will ensure smokefree worksites, restaurants and bars. |
| Vermont | Vermont became smokefree in September, 2005. |
| Virginia | The State Senate passed a Clean Indoor Air Act, SB648, this year, however, the House of Delegates allowed the bill to die at the subcommittee level when the bill was considered in their Chamber. If passed, this bill would have made all workplaces, including restaurants, smokefree. |
| Washington | Washington voted to become entirely smokefree, including restaurants and bars, on November 8, 2005. |
| Washinton, D.C. | Washington, D.C.'s smokefree air ordinance will take effect on January 1, 2007. The law will ensure smokefree environments in almost all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars. |
| West Virginia | Cabell County is smokefree in restaurants, workplaces and bingo halls. It was supported by the state Supreme Court in May 2002. |
| Wisconsin | The 2006 Wisconsin Legislature is considering a smokefree air bill, which would make all restaurants and bars smokefree. On September 21, 2005, the Madison city council voted 10-9 to keep its smokefree air ordinance as is, and not to exempt stand-alone bars. On a vote of 14-5, the council also chose not to send the ordinance to voters for a spring referendum. |
| Wyoming | No statewide action to ensure smokefree air. |
In Michigan
Many counties in Michigan have already taken a step in the right direction for smokefree air. The following counties have adopted smokefree worksites and public places regulations:
| County/Locality | Population |
|---|---|
| Antrim County | 24,500 |
| Charlevoix County | 26,665 |
| Chippewa County (including Sault Ste. Marie) | 38,791 |
City of Detroit |
911,402 |
| Emmet County | 33,277 |
| Genesee County (including Flint) | 443,947 |
| Ingham County (including Lansing) | 280,073 |
Marquette County |
84,615 |
Midland County |
82,874 |
| Otsego County | 24,513 |
| Saginaw County | 209,062 |
| Washtenaw County (including Ann Arbor) | 339,191 |
| Wayne County (not including Detroit) | 1,104,800 |
Around the World
On March 2004, Ireland became the first country in Europe to impose on smoking in workplaces, restaurants and bars which set the tone for many other countries to follow. A detailed timeline listed below.
| 2004 | |
|---|---|
| March | Ireland implements a nationwide smokefree workplace law, including pubs, bars and restaurants. Polls show high rates of acceptance and compliance. Uganda prohibits smoking in all enclosed public places. |
| April | Malta enacted legislation which bans smoking in public places. |
| May | India eliminates smoking in public places, tobacco advertising in media, and sales to minors, after statistics showed smoking killed 2,200 people in India per day. |
| June | Norway extends smokefree workplace legislation to bars and restaurants. |
| October | Hong Kong announces plans to extend smokefree workplace legislation to bars, restaurants, and offices. |
| November | Scotland announces plans to implement smokefree workplace legislation in all enclosed public spaces by early 2006. The British government announces plans for smokefree workplace legislation across England and Wales starting in 2006. Russia's upper house of parliament approves a bill to restrict smoking in public places. The bill covers public transport and the workplace, and prevents the sale of tobacco in health, sports, cultural centers, and near schools. |
| December | New Zealand extends smokefree workplace legislation to pubs, clubs, restaurants, and school grounds. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan eliminates smoking in all public places, including restaurants and bars. |
| 2005 | |
| January | Italy implements smokefree workplace legislation in all enclosed public spaces, including restaurants and bars. Vietnam prohibits smoking in government buildings and public buildings, including stations and ports on public transportation routes. |
| February | Cuba prohibits smoking in theaters, shops, buses, taxis and other enclosed public areas. |
| March | Parliament in Bangladesh passes smokefree workplace law in places such as schools, offices, libraries, hospitals and airports. It also prohibits advertisement of tobacco products in cinemas, newspapers, and on television. |
| April | Afghanistan's western Heart province
prohibits smoking in all government
buildings, becoming the first region in the
country to take such action. Armenia's first ever restrictions on smoking come into force, prohibiting smoking in hospitals, cultural and education institutions and public transportation. In Australia, smoking is prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces, aircraft, airports, interstate trains and federally registered motor coaches. Businesses in Belgium will be given the right to require their employees to work longer if they stop for smoking breaks during the working day. China announces it is planning to have venues be smokefree for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. |
| June | Sweden will implement smokefree workplace legislation in all workplaces, including restaurants and bars. The provinces of Ontario & Quebec, Canada will become smokefree on May 31, 2006. The regulation affects all enclosed public places and workplaces, including restaurants, bars, schools, private clubs, sports arenas, entertainment venues, work vehicles and offices |
| December | Spain passed a smokefree workplace law which includes public transportation, theaters, bars and resaurants. |
| 2006 | |
| January | Bermuda will become smokefree beginning April 1, 2006. The smokefree legislation covers all Bermuda workplaces (including restaurants and bars) . |
| March | Uruguay became smokefree on March 1, 2006. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public places, from bars and restaurants to office buildings and shopping malls. Puerto Rico's law prohibits smoking in enclosed public spaces, including restaurants, bars and the island's nearly two dozen casinos. It also forbids smoking in private cars with children under 13 inside. Scotland's smokefree public places regulation went into effect on March 26, 2006. |