Assembly Committee Rejects Apartment Smoking Ban
On Wednesday, the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted 5-2 against a bill (AB 746) that would have banned smoking in apartment buildings and other multi-family housing facilities. Critics of the bill -- by Assembly member Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) -- questioned who would enforce the rule and what effect it would have on habitual smokers or people with disabilities who cannot easily leave their residences.
- "Bill To Bar Apartment Smoking Goes Down in Flames at Capitol " (Sanders, "Capitol Alert," Sacramento Bee, 4/17).