Clouds of vapor scented like gummy bears and crème brulee could be exiled from indoor spaces by a bill that would exclude the use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is already banned.
HF349, sponsored by Rep. Laurie Halverson (DFL-Eagan), would modify the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act to include “activated electronic delivery devices” used for vaping under its definitions of “smoking” and include products derived from nicotine, tobacco, marijuana, other plants, and synthetics intended for inhalation.
The bill was approved, as amended, by the House Health and Human Services Policy Division Tuesday and re-referred to the House Commerce Committee. A companion, SF349, sponsored by Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester), awaits action by the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.