Pressure For Smoking Ban
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Updated: 8:27 PM May 13, 2008
Pressure For Smoking Ban
Representatives feel pressure to pass smoking ban legislation.
After an overwhelming vote in the Michigan Senate, House Representative feel the smoking prevention pressure.
Posted: 6:07 PM May 13, 2008
Reporter: Tiffany Teasley
Email Address: Tiffany.Teasley@wilx.com
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There's no ifs, ands or butts about it, rumor of a statewide smoking ban is slowly but surely becoming a reality.

"We will have and opportunity to concur our not concur with what the Senate has done as soon as they send it to us and we receive the bill from the secretary, we can do that," said Andrew Meisner (D) Hazel Park.

But that hasn't happened just yet, and the pressure is building.

"I think that they're really feeling the grassroots pressure and this is giving them the confidence to make these kinds of decisions and move this legislation forward because they know they have the public support," said Judy Stewart of the American Cancer Society.

And after the Michigan Senate's overwhelming vote in favor of the ban last week, Michigan Representatives are beginning to feel the pressure from their colleagues and their constituents.

" I think the pressure that they were able to bring is part of the reason the legislation came up in the Senate, and my encouragement to them is to keep the heat on, " Meisner said.

American Cancer Society volunteers say the legislation is 10 years in the making and they're hoping lawmakers get to the bottom of the ban.

"We've had several different versions of the bill that have come up and not seen the light of day so we're just elated that we're finally seeing some legislative action," Stewart said.

It may not be this week, but legislators are confident that the ban will soon be final.

"I think it definitely has a good change to pass the only question is what version will take place and will there be exceptions to this smoking ban or will there not be," said Rep. Paul Opsommer (R) DeWitt.

But citizens aren't excepting no for an answer.


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