Lawmakers To Discuss Statewide Smoking Ban
POSTED: 9:08 am MST March 16,
2005
UPDATED: 11:45 am MST March 16,
2005
DENVER -- State lawmakers on Wednesday are considering imposing a new state-wide smoking ban.The legislation to be introduced in the state senate would ban smoking in public places like bars and restaurants. Its sponsor said a state-wide ban would ensure "a level playing field" for Colorado businesses.
Opponents of local smoking bans have argued that they force customers who want to smoke to take their business to a neighboring city where no smoking ban exists.Several cities and counties across Colorado have already enacted smoking bans, but a statewide ban would supersede all of them.Democratic Senator Dan Grossman is spearheading the effort but he's also winning support from other Democratic and Republican lawmakers, and business leaders.Fort Collins, Greeley, Pueblo, Alamosa, Arvada, Aspen, Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, Montrose, Snowmass, Superior, Telluride and unincorporated Boulder County already have similar bans. Some groups have been trying to ban smoking in Denver for years.Additional Info:
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Previous Stories:
- October 12, 2004: Arvada Passes Smoking Ban
- July 1, 2003: Proposed Denver Ban Goes Up In Smoke
- June 30, 2003: Denver Council To Decide Smoking Ban
- June 24, 2003: Council Snuffs Out Public Hearing On Smoking Ban
- June 23, 2003: City Council To Take Up Smoking Ban Issue
- May 21, 2003: Smoking Ban Upheld In Pueblo
- May 20, 2003: Pueblo Voters Hoping To Clear Smoking Ban Issue
- April 28, 2003: Denver To Announce Support Of Smoking Ban
- December 18, 2002: Fort Collins Snuffs Out Smoking
- November 20, 2002: Fort Collins Approves Anti-Smoking Ordinance
- November 19, 2002: Fort Collins May Go Smoke-Free
- October 24, 2002: Smoke-Free Denver Possible?
- October 8, 2002: No Lighting Up In Louisville
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