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House committee advances bill letting landlords adopt smoke-free rules for multifamily housing
Summary
After a public hearing with mixed testimony, the House Housing and Homelessness Committee adopted a dash-1 amendment to HB 4,120 (requiring 180 days' notice, exempting accessible ‘Type A’ units and limiting the rule to lit tobacco) and voted to send the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
A House committee on Feb. 12 voted to advance House Bill 4,120, a measure that would allow owners of multifamily housing to change an existing smoking policy without tenant consent under specified conditions.
Representative Darcy Edwards, the bill’s sponsor, said HB 4,120 is aimed at protecting renters’ health and safety by creating a clear process for owners to adopt smoke-free policies. “This bill is fundamentally about fairness and health,” Edwards said, arguing that secondhand smoke travels through vents, walls and hallways and that tenants need equal protections.
Co-sponsor Representative Ricky Ruiz said the measure also seeks to reduce fire risk and preserve housing stock, noting that when…
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