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House approves renaming, extends public smoking ban to vaping products
Summary
The Alabama House passed a measure to rename a code section after Senator Rivian Figures and extend the existing public smoking prohibition to include vape products. The bill passed by voice vote and was given a favorable report to be transmitted onward.
The Alabama House approved a short measure to rename an existing code section in honor of Senator Rivian Figures and extend the state's public smoking ban to cover vaping products.
Sponsors said the change simply adds vape products to the existing prohibition and renames the code section after the senator who sponsored the earlier public-smoking ban. Representative Hall moved the measure; Representative Gray seconded. The chamber passed the bill by voice vote and issued a favorable report to be transmitted onward.
The change was presented as a straightforward amendment to current law; no fiscal impacts or amendments were recorded in the transcript. The chairman directed clerks to pass the approved measure along to the next recipient.
The action was completed quickly on the calendar; the measure will proceed according to the legislature's regular processing rules.
