State Status
Any Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB2288—(smoking rooms)—An Act creating the Oklahoma Workplace Clean Air Act—Amended and Passed Public Health Committee
This bill prohibits smoking and vaping in all enclosed public places and places of employment, including restaurants, bars, private clubs, hotels/motels, many outdoor public places, outdoor property adjacent to state buildings, and within 25 feet of places where smoking is prohibited. This bill also repeals preemption. Unfortunately, the bill allows an employer to provide smoking rooms where no work is performed, and it exempts enclosed smoking areas at gaming facilities.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
Yes
Exemptions: Smoking is allowed in medical research or treatment centers; private residences unless used as a child care, adult day care or health care facility; in smoking rooms where no work is performed; and enclosed smoking areas at gaming facilities.
