Philly City Council Bans Smoking In Bars, Restaurants
Philly City Council Bans Smoking In Bars, Restaurants Some Buildings Exempt
POSTED: 2:03 pm EDT May 26, 2005
PHILADELPHIA -- A proposal to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in Philadelphia has been approved by a City Council committee.
Councilman Michael Nutter re-presented the bill he offered previously -- but this time with changes. It passed Thursday afternoon on a vote of 10-to-7.
Nutter had withdrawn the bill in March after it became clear it didn't have enough votes to pass.
Nutter introduced amendments that would exempt sidewalk cafes, offer private clubs a waiver, and give bars an extra two years to become smoke-free.
Bars would be defined as establishments where receipts from food sales are no more than ten percent of the total.
For other businesses, the ban would go into effect in January 2006. For bars, it would be 2008.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.
POSTED: 2:03 pm EDT May 26, 2005
PHILADELPHIA -- A proposal to ban smoking in bars and restaurants in Philadelphia has been approved by a City Council committee.
Councilman Michael Nutter re-presented the bill he offered previously -- but this time with changes. It passed Thursday afternoon on a vote of 10-to-7.
Nutter had withdrawn the bill in March after it became clear it didn't have enough votes to pass.
Nutter introduced amendments that would exempt sidewalk cafes, offer private clubs a waiver, and give bars an extra two years to become smoke-free.
Bars would be defined as establishments where receipts from food sales are no more than ten percent of the total.
For other businesses, the ban would go into effect in January 2006. For bars, it would be 2008.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press.