[Pacg] Smoke-free Bill Passes in Iowa!

[Carolina 1961]

*From Mitch Tollerud:*
**

A Job Well Done!  Hard work and persistence pay off.  Today the Iowa House
voted 53-45 in favor of the conference committee bill which made all
non-hospitality worksites, restaurants, and bars smokefree as of July 1,
2008.  Only the gaming floors and wagering areas of casinos and the Veterans
Home are exempt. Although this bill means that 10,000 casino workers will
still be exposed to secondhand smoke, it is a Big step forward and we are
determined to come back next year and protect them as well.

The Senate took their vote around 6 p.m. and passed the bill by 28-22.

I do not have the names of the Senators who voted yes yet, but please take
time to thank the following Representatives who voted to protect the health
of workers.

The following legislators voted in favor of the conference committee report:
Abdul-Samad
Baudler
Bell
Berry
Bukta
Clute
Cohoon
Dandekar
Davitt
Foege
Ford
Frevert
Gaskill
Gayman
Heddens
Hunter
Jacobs
Jacoby
Jochum
Kelley
Kressig
Kuhn
Lensing
Mascher
May
McCarthy
H. Miller
Oldson
D. Olson
R. Olson
T. Olson
Palmer
Petersen
Rayhons
Reasoner
Reichert
Schickel
Shomshor
Smith
Staed
Swaim
D. Taylor
T. Taylor
Tomenga
Wendt
Wessel-Kroeschell
Whitaker
Wiencek
Winckler
Wise
Zirkelbach
Murphy

Anderson and Upmeyer did not vote.  They were here, but didn't vote.
Everyone else voted no.
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