Nature
02-27-2015, 10:35 AM
I don't see a Legislation sub-forum yet, so I will post here.
It is now legal again to smoke cigars and pipes in designated Cigar shops and lounges in Nebraska!!
For those unfamiliar with the saga, last fall, the legislation that granted exceptions to the 2008 Nebraska Indoor Clean Air Act allowing smoking in Nebraska's cigar bars and shops was deemed unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. I won't bore you with the details, but you can get a history along with background stories here:
NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS CIGAR BAR BILL INTO LAW (http://halfwheel.com/nebraska-governor-signs-cigar-bar-bill-law/80524)
The bill passed through all of the series of votes and committees and was signed by the Governor yesterday. The bill had a "Emergency" clause in it, meaning that it becomes effective immediately.
Fortunately, during this time, due to administrative process delays and other factors, including just plain non-enforcement of the ban, smoking did not cease in our lounges. I think some of these delays were intentional to buy time until this bill could be passed. :rad:
Anyway, there are some happy cigar and pipe smokers here in Nebraska!
So, as we see more control of smoking across the country, there is a victory to celebrate! :victorious:
I think I will celebrate with a cigar! :stogie:
It is now legal again to smoke cigars and pipes in designated Cigar shops and lounges in Nebraska!!
For those unfamiliar with the saga, last fall, the legislation that granted exceptions to the 2008 Nebraska Indoor Clean Air Act allowing smoking in Nebraska's cigar bars and shops was deemed unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. I won't bore you with the details, but you can get a history along with background stories here:
NEBRASKA GOVERNOR SIGNS CIGAR BAR BILL INTO LAW (http://halfwheel.com/nebraska-governor-signs-cigar-bar-bill-law/80524)
The bill passed through all of the series of votes and committees and was signed by the Governor yesterday. The bill had a "Emergency" clause in it, meaning that it becomes effective immediately.
Fortunately, during this time, due to administrative process delays and other factors, including just plain non-enforcement of the ban, smoking did not cease in our lounges. I think some of these delays were intentional to buy time until this bill could be passed. :rad:
Anyway, there are some happy cigar and pipe smokers here in Nebraska!
So, as we see more control of smoking across the country, there is a victory to celebrate! :victorious:
I think I will celebrate with a cigar! :stogie: