March 13, 2024 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

Bill That Would Have Banned Smoking at Florida State Parks & Beaches Dies in Committee

A bill that would have banned smoking and vaping at state parks and beaches in Florida has died in committee.

S.B. 1576 would have modified state law to ban smoking and vaping at state beaches and parks. Its failure to pass means smoking and vaping will remain legal in state parks. Thanks to a 2022 law, cities are able to ban smoking and vaping at city-owned parks and beaches. Notably, the 2022 law includes a carveout for “unfiltered cigars,” meaning you can still smoke those at city-owned parks and beaches.

While the Florida Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted 7-0 in favor of S.B. 1576, it died in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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