SB3843 - Tennessee: Business And Commerce, Public Health, Tobacco, Tobacco Products

Tobacco, Tobacco Products - Exempts certain small employers from the smoking prohibition mandated by the non-smoker protection act. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1804. Fiscal Summary for *SB3843Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3843 Present law generally prohibits smoking in enclosed public places, including restaurants that do not restrict access to persons who are 21 years of age and older. There are various exemptions to the smoking ban, including an exemption for private businesses with three or fewer employees where, in the discretion of the business owner, smoking may be allowed in an enclosed room that is not accessible to the general public and from which smoke does not infiltrate into areas where smoking is prohibited. This bill increases eligibility for the exemption for private businesses that allow smoking in an enclosed room from businesses with three or fewer employees to businesses with [...]

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