Smoke-Free Air Act (New Jersey)
The New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act is a comprehensive smoking ban that took effect in New Jersey on April 15, 2006. The law prohibits smoking in most workplaces as well as in indoor public areas. The Act has been amended a number of times including in 2009 to extend the ban to electronic smoking devices and in 2018 to extend the ban to public parks and beaches. A notable exception to the smoking ban is in casinos, but legislation to remove this exception is currently pending in the New Jersey Legislature. The New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act also allows municipalities to enact their own restrictions on smoking. Enactment The New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act was introduced to the New Jersey Senate on October 14, 2004, by Senator John H. Adler and Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr. The bill was passed by the New Jersey Senate on December 15, 2005, with a vote of 29 to 7 and by the New Jersey Assembly on January 9, 2006, with a vote of 64 to 12. The bill was signed into law by New Jersey Governor ...
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