NH has allowed a ban on smoking forever. Anyone who owns property can ban smoking on/in it. No need to force anyone to ban smoking, as far as I'm concerned.
I am a non-smoker and I choose to frequent establishments that do not allow smoking because that's what I prefer. In my small town we have basically two full service restaurants that serve dinner. One allows smoking one does not. It's perfect. I haven't been in the smoke filled one in years. I don't miss it at all.
Quick little civics lesson:
Representatives are supposed to vote based on the desires of their constituents. They voted to pass this law because the majority of us wanted it.
Senators are supposed to vote with common sense and protect us from popular, but bad ideas. They have obviously decided that now is not the best time to have a smoking ban.
The Senate also recently voted to reduce traffic fines, probably because they felt the state raised the fines solely for revenue growth, and not for the good of the residents. Three cheers!
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