Bill > SB176

This bill amends the Kansas Indoor Clear Air Act to expand restrictions on smoking in public spaces, specifically prohibiting smoking on the gaming floor of lottery and racetrack gaming facilities. The bill updates the definition of "smoking" to include three key activities: possessing a lighted tobacco product, using an electronic cigarette, and burning marijuana. It defines new terms like "electronic cigarette" (referencing the Kansas cigarette and tobacco products act) and "marijuana" (using the existing legal definition), and modifies the existing law's definitions of various terms such as "enclosed area" and "public place". The legislation maintains existing prohibitions on smoking in most indoor public spaces like restaurants, workplaces, and healthcare facilities, while making minor technical changes to how these spaces are defined. By expanding the definition of smoking and specifically addressing gaming facilities, the bill aims to further protect individuals from secondhand smoke exposure in public and semi-public environments. The changes will take effect upon publication in the state statute book.

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https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb176/