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The Arkansas Clean Indoor Acts of 2006

In April 2006, Governor Mike Huckabee convened a special session of the Arkansas General Assembly. Among the items addressed were school funding, a minimum wage increase and a statewide smoking ban.

The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement worked with a coalition of health advocates to support a clean indoor initiative. Two bills were presented and passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Governor Huckabee. To read a summary of each Act, click on the links below.

Act 8 of 2006, An Act to Protect Workers in Arkansas from Secondhand Smoke in the Workplace; an Act to Protect the Citizens of Arkansas from Secondhand Smoke in Public Places; and for Other Purposes.

For more information about Act 8 of 2006: The Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act, please log onto www.arcleanair.com

Act 13 of 2006, An Act to Protect Children Restrained in Child Passenger Safety Seats in Arkansas from Secondhand Smoke; and for Other Purposes.

To access the full text of the Acts, click on the links below
Act 8 of 2006 (Senate Bill 19)
Act 13 of 2006 (House Bill 1046)
 

Background Information
Tobacco White Paper - Available in Word and PDF format