To prohibit a business owner, including the owner of a bar or restaurant, from choosing to allow smoking in his or her establishment. Existing cigar bars and tobacco specialty retail stores, gambling areas of casinos, and home offices would be exempt from the ban.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To not prohibit owners of restaurants or bars from allowing smoking if it is in a separate room with a separate ventilation system from the non-smoking areas.

To sunset the bill's "no smoking" sign mandates after two years.

To not require restaurant or bar managers and employees to try to stop a person from smoking despite the prohibition, but do require them to inform the smoker, document violations and turn the information over to the health department. In other words, an establishment could not lose its license for not trying to stop a smoker.

To exempt bars and restaurants within 20 miles of an Indian casino (which this proposed law would not affect).

To exempt VFW, American Legion and other veteran organization halls.

To exempt fraternal organizations, private clubs, banquet facilities, or other establishments not open to the public.

To move back the date the bill goes into effect to Jan. 1, 2010 (instead of "30 days after enacted").

To exempt nonprofit organizations holding a charitable event.

To exempt bars and restaurants.

To exempt the non-food service portion of horse race tracks.

To exempt license bingo or "millionaire party" charitable gambling events.

To exempt "smoking establishments" that are private clubs or facilities, have no employees under age 21, and are physically separated from a non-smoking food service establishment.

To not allow any new "cigar bars" after Dec. 31, 2009.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that contains no exemptions, but instead prohibits the owner of any business, bar or restaurant from choosing to allow smoking in his or her establishment.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that contains no exemptions, but instead prohibits the owner of any business, bar or restaurant from choosing to allow smoking in his or her establishment.

To adopt a version of the bill that exempts the Detroit casinos from the prohibition.

To adopt a version that allows owners of restaurants near one of the exempted casinos to petition to also be given an exemption allowing them to choose whether or not to allow smoking in their establishments.

To exempt from the prohibition three bars in Detroit Metro airport that were built with separate ventilation systems and intended as places in this otherwise no-smoking facility where people could smoke.

To name the proposed law after a certain politician (Ray Basham) who currently holds office with the amendment sponsor.

To prohibit a business owner, including the owner of a bar or restaurant, from choosing to allow smoking in his or her establishment. The Detroit casinos, existing cigar bars and tobacco specialty retail stores, work vehicles and home offices would be exempt from the ban.

To allow smoking at certain charitable events held by non-profit organizations.