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Summary of participation and issues discussed, by state (ordered from strongest to weakest legislation) |
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| State |
Year initiated |
Outside participants |
Participant types |
Major issues discussed |
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| Utah |
1993 |
65 |
Local and national advocates, including former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop |
Protecting public health; risks of secondhand smoke; economic impact of a new law; state reputation for excessive moralizing |
| South Dakota |
2001 |
29 |
Local and national advocates, including lobbyists for Brown & Williamson and RJ Reynolds |
Protecting public health; whether legislation was needed or businesses would self-regulate; personal experiences with smoking |
| Florida |
1992 |
42 |
Local advocates and some national organizations |
Protecting public health; whether legislation was needed or businesses would self-regulate; smoker and nonsmoker rights |
| Oregon |
2001 |
28 |
Local advocates and some national organizations |
Pre-emption clause (whether the state should prevent localities from passing more-restrictive laws); protecting public health; the views of state residents; potential negative economic impacts of a law |
| North Dakota |
2001 |
12 |
Local advocates and constituents |
Whether government action was necessary or businesses would self-regulate; personal experiences with smoking; limited discussion about protecting public health |
| Louisiana |
1992 |
3 |
Tobacco industry lobbyist and legislative staffers |
Importance of accommodating smokers; difficulty of enforcing smoking restrictions |
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Source: Transcribed testimony given for and against proposed and final legislation, coded by the authors. | ||||
Apollonio et al. Health Research Policy and Systems 2007 5:12 doi:10.1186/1478-4505-5-12 |
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