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House approves airport-smoking restrictions; debate centers on grandfathered rooms and traveler impacts
Summary
HB288 would prohibit construction of new smoking rooms in airports and require smoke-free indoor areas for new or renovated space; supporters cited public-health benefits and examples from other airports, while several members objected that banning rooms would push smokers outdoors and inconvenience travelers; bill passed and was referred to the Senate.
Representative Carl Saunders presented House Bill 288 to amend the Indoor Clean Air Act for airports, saying it would preclude construction of smoking rooms in new airport construction or renovations after July 1, 2001. "We'd like to have our airport in Utah smoke free and clean of tobacco smoke," Saunders said, citing support from public-health groups and local governments.
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