HB2855, introduced today, would allow any bar or restaurant that serves alcohol in West Virginia to ignore local clean indoor regulations and permit smoking in their establishments. Passage of this legislation would remove protections in place already in every county in the state.
The proposed legislation has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
Opponents of this bill should contact House Judiciary Committee members NOW by telephone urging them to vote NO on HB2855. Committee members are:
Delegate Webster - Chair
Delegate Miley - Vice-Chair
Delegate Ellem - Minority Chair
Delegate Lane - Minority Vice-Chair
Delegate Barker
Delegate Brown
Delegate Caputo
Delegate Ferro
Delegate Fleischauer
Delegate Frazier
Delegate Hunt
Delegate Hutchins
Delegate Longstreth
Delegate Michael
Delegate Moore
Delegate Shook
Delegate Susman
Delegate Tabb
Delegate Wells
Delegate Wooton
Delegate Hamilton
Delegate Overington
Delegate Schadler
Delegate Schoen
Delegate Sobonya
You can identify your members and their Capitol phone number by entering your zip code here. Legislators need to hear there is a large amount of grassroots opposition to this legislation.
Please make your phone call today - even if you do not personally reach your legislators leave them a message requesting that they OPPOSE HB2855.
Tags: 2009 Session, Action Alert, clean indoor air, West Virginia Legislature
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