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| Last Edited | CBlock941 Jul 17, 2007 12:05pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 17, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | HARRISBURG - A bill that would have barred smokers from lighting up in Pennsylvania's restaurants, bars and casinos stalled last night as the State Senate overwhelmingly rejected the House's version of the measure, delaying final passage until at least the fall.
Senate Republican Leader Dominic Pileggi cited concerns about enforcement costs and a provision that would allow local governments to enact stricter local smoking ordinances among his reasons for urging defeat of the measure, which was rejected by a 36-13 vote.
"This is not an attempt to derail this bill," Pileggi (R., Delaware) said on the Senate floor. "It is only an attempt to work out the differences between the Senate and the House, which are significant."
Erik Arneson, a spokesman for Pileggi, said after the vote that a conference committee of House and Senate members would likely meet in the fall to try to resolve the dispute. |
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