Smoking will continue to be allowed in cigar stores, bars and other businesses in Oklahoma.

H.B. 2288, a bill that would have banned smoking at cigar shops, bars, private clubs, hotel rooms and nursing homes failed to make it through the legislative session.

It was introduced by Rep. Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, and garnered six co-sponsors and passed a committee hearing in February, but the bill never received another vote since then.

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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.