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This bill renames the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act to the Vivian Davis Figures Clean Indoor Air Act and expands the definition of smoking to include electronic nicotine delivery systems (vaping devices). The bill modifies several key definitions in the existing law, such as clarifying what constitutes a public place, employer, and government building. Notably, the definition of "smoking" is updated to include not just traditional tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, but also electronic nicotine delivery systems, which effectively means vaping is now prohibited in the same public spaces as traditional smoking. The bill makes minor grammatical and spelling corrections, such as changing "theatres" to "theaters" and adding commas in certain lists. The changes will take effect on October 1, 2026, giving businesses and the public ample time to prepare for the new regulations. The expanded definition aims to protect people from secondhand exposure to both traditional tobacco smoke and vapor from e-cigarettes in public spaces.

Health and Social Services

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