State law currently requires restaurants with more than 50 seats to have a separate smoking section, but does not mandate how that section is separated or ventilated.
Once again this year, the General Assembly is considering bills related to smoking in restaurants. One would ban smoking in restaurants altogether, while the other would require restaurants that allow smoking to serve only patrons 18 and over.
QUESTION: Should the General Assembly ban smoking in all restaurants?
Yes: 44% No: 56%
QUESTION: Should the General Assembly mandate that restaurants that allow smoking only cater to patrons 18 and over?
Yes: 31% No: 69%
QUESTION: Does the General Assembly have an obligation as a matter of public health to legislate a smoking ban in restaurants or should it let market forces determine whether a restaurant succeeds or fails?
Legislators should act: 50% Let the market decide: 50%
QUESTION: Is the presence of second-hand smoke or a restaurant’s reputation for allowing or not allowing smoking a factor when you decide whether to visit a particular restaurant?
Yes: 63% No: 37%
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