After endless deliberation, a legislative committee in Harrisburg passed Senate Bill 246 - anti-smoking legislation - onto the House and Senate late Tuesday afternoon. (phillyBurbs via AP)

 

From the story:

 

…It would bar any county or municipality from enacting its own smoking ban. Philadelphia's ban, the only active local smoking ordinance in the state, would continue to stand, effectively meaning that the two casinos licensed to be built there would be the state's only smoke-free gambling halls….

 

 

, Enclosed workplaces and commercial establishments.

 

, Areas where the public is invited or permitted.

 

 

, Drinking establishments where food is 20 percent or less of annual sales.

 

, A designated outdoor smoking area at a sports or recreation facility, theater or performance establishment.

 

, Private clubs.

 

, Up to 25 percent of the rooms in a lodging establishment, like a hotel or motel, and all rooms at full-service truck stops.

 

, Up to 25 percent of a casino floor, and up to 50 percent if a casino can prove to the state Department of Revenue that the smoking ban is harming its business.

 

, Nursing homes, adult-care facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities and mental health care facilities.

 

, Private residences and private vehicles, unless the residence or vehicle is being used for child-care or adult-care services.

 

, Cigar bars that are connected to a tobacco shop or where tobacco-related products total at least 15 percent of annual sales.

 

, Tobacco shops; manufacturers, importers and wholesalers of tobacco products; manufacturers of tobacco-related products.

 

, Tobacco-promotion events, or fundraisers for nonprofit and charitable organizations where cigars are featured.