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NJ A4541

NJ A4541
Eliminates smoking ban exemption for casinos and simulcasting facilities.


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Introduced
08/13/2020
In Committee
08/13/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022

Introduced Session

2020-2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill amends the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act," P.L.2005, c.383 (C.26:3D-55 et seq.), to prohibit smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities. Current law prohibits smoking in most indoor public places and workplaces, with certain exceptions, including indoor public places and workplaces which are within the perimeter of casinos and casino simulcasting facilities and accessible to the public for wagering. This bill would eliminate these exceptions from the smoking ban. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that casino workers are at greater risk for lung and heart disease because of secondhand smoke, and a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that the air in casinos can have up to 50 times more cancer-causing particles than the air on rush-hour highways. This bill would protect all workers in New Jersey from the hazards of second hand smoke by requiring that casinos and casino simulcasting facilities be smoke-free workplaces.

AI Summary

This bill amends the "New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act" to eliminate the exemption that allowed smoking in casinos and casino simulcasting facilities. The current law prohibits smoking in most indoor public places and workplaces, with certain exceptions, including casinos and casino simulcasting facilities. This bill would remove those exceptions, making casinos and casino simulcasting facilities smoke-free workplaces. This change is intended to protect casino workers from the hazards of secondhand smoke, which studies have shown can be up to 50 times higher in casinos than on rush-hour highways.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee (on 08/13/2020)

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