76th (2011) Session
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AB571
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Against	LET'S KEEP LAS VEGAS SMOKE FREE.IT'S BAD ENOUGH THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED TO SMOKE IN CASINOS.I LIVE IN COLO.,AND SMOKING IS BANNED IN ALL INDOOR EST.INCLUDING CASINOS.	Jun-07-2011
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Against	For those of you who voted to pass this bill SHAME on you. Now I know who not to vote for. I cannot believe we are going backwards. What next. Smoking again in airplanes since tourism is down too. Its the recession! Not the smoking.	Jun-07-2011
Against	This bill circumvents the law passed by a majority of Nevada to support an ever decreasing (dying) percentage of our population. The data showing how it has hurt taverns is flawed and heavily influenced by the general economy. Should the majority of Nevadans who would like to have a drink and meal be able to do so without a side of smoke? We sued the tobacco comnpanies because of the cost to health care caused by smoking but we are willing to look the other way when it comes to this? Governor Sandoval please veto this bill.	Jun-07-2011
Against	In N.y. lawmakers are getting ready to pass laws to ban smoking in parks,while nevada lawmakers are passing a bill to restore smoking in restaurants.Where is the outrage?!	Jun-07-2011
For	This was a ridiculous law in the first place, it put 100's of people out of work and closed more business than we can imagine as a result of it. We live in Las Vegas, America, not Lybia, or Russia, we are a free counrty let's live free!	Jun-07-2011
Against	Do not weaken the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act! As a nurse caring for people with lung disease on a regular basis, I object to contributing to a disease process that is 100% preventable! The people of Nevada were very clear about wanting clean air when we voted the original bill in. If this government is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people...then leave this bill alone!!! We want clean air!!! I personally can not wait for this bill to be amended to encompass casinos as a whole as well!	Jun-07-2011
For	People who voted to eliminate smoking in certain establishments, most likely never frequent them. This has hurt businesses in our community. Many taverns offer food, which certainly should be offered to people who have been drinking. Many taverns are also frequented by a "regular neighborhood crowd." The establishments should be allowed to cater to their clientele.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	I can't believe the Senate passed this bill. Guess we will all know soon enough who NOT to vote for when they come up for re-election! What kind of government do we have in this state when the people can vote something in & love it & all it takes is one set of special interest people to just reverse it! This is just such a deceiving thing they have done to us. Why even vote on something? or someone?? A complete list of those who passed this horrible bill will be made soon so we all can see who the deceptive people are. Its just sickening.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	I do not want smoking to be allowed back into eating establishments and/or bars	Jun-06-2011
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For	Leave the bars alone-let Nevada be Nevada	Jun-06-2011
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For	Please once again allow bars to serve food to the drinking public, is the responsible thing to do.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Nevadans voted this law in! Don't let a few dozen over turn the voice of millions!	Jun-06-2011
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For	let the consumer decide where they want to patronize	Jun-06-2011
Against	Please vote no on AB571. Tobacco companies artificially increase the levels of nicotine in cigarettes to intensify the levels of a users' addiction. Tobacco companies also put some 599 possible additives into their cigarettes,all of which are approved for use by the U.S. Government. When these ingredients are burned, they produce approximately 4,000 different chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances that we all INHALE with every breath of smoke. Just to name a few Ammonia, Lead, Butane ,Acetone, Formaldehyde, Hydrogen, Cyanide and so on.This is what other people choose to do to us because no one is stopping them.. I do not care how old(under or over 21) a person is,no one should be allowed to kill me with thier disgusting habit.I am begging the Senators to make the right choice and vote against this bill. We are all watching and taking notes to see if you want to override the public's clean indoor air act.I am a service worker who has worked in bars and casinos my whole life. . . We get no health insurance. Do you think the owners of PT pubs have lost money? Then why have there been several new ones open since 2005? Thank you for reading this.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	I live in Sen. Breeden's district and would like to voice my opposition to AB 571. They should leave it alone and not revert back to smoking.	Jun-06-2011
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For	i think we should go back to smoking at the bars because it brings more business and people smoke wherever you go reguardless	Jun-06-2011
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Against	Please keep our air healthy	Jun-06-2011
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For	It should be an even playing field for all gaming establishments, casinos and taverns. People should have the right to choose which establishments to patronize whether it is smoking or not. Children sholuld not be in gaming taverns so the pretense of protecting children from smoke really makes no sense!	Jun-06-2011
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For	This bill has been unfair from the start. No regulation or punishment for not following the terms.	Jun-06-2011
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For	Do be so draconian; Taverns can allow smoking but not food, Vote YES on AB571 and Taverns can allow smoking but with food and with NO minors. AB571 does more for Jobs than many other bills. AB571 does not weaken the law it clarifies it. Vote YES on AB571 giving people the right to choose.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	I'm very disappointed that this has passed the Assembly, and I implore the Senate to stand by the voters' decision on this issue. I reject the notion that the law is the sole reason for a decline in revenues; business owners conveniently ignore the fact that the law passed at the beginning of our nation's economic crisis (in which Nevada was particularly hard hit). It is unreasonable that non-smokers, children and employees of these establishments should be exposed to the second-hand smoke of the minority. I am a former smoker, and I do believe that people have a right to smoke. Smoking is not necessary for survival, however; if you choose to do it, you should exercise your right in a way that doesn't put others at risk. There is plenty of documentation to demonstrate the significant health risks of second-hand smoke; it's more than an inconvenience. If there are other issues related to the original law that are unfairly impacting some businesses, then I suggest we find another way to level the playing field. The solution cannot be to increase the health risk to all Nevadans.	Jun-06-2011
For	Help Wanted! Vote YES on AB571 and that is what you will see. Jobs, sending Nevadans back to work. These are the same jobs casinos currently offer. At the age of 21 you can drink, smoke, gamble, vote and you can choose. But let that choice be yours! Vote YES on AB571	Jun-06-2011
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For	I, along with 2 partners, own two small neighborhood saloons. As you know, the smoking ban has had a very adverse effect on our business. To allow smoking, we made the decision to close the kitchens. We basically felt this was the lessor of two evils. We have never allowed minors in either establishment. I believe a person 21 years or older should be able to make their own decision as to whether they want to eat in an establishment that allows smoking. I do not feel a bar is an appropriate enviroment for minors. Food will also help us keep people from getting behind the wheel when they are hungry but do not have the option to eat in our establishment. Please see the Alcohol Awareness classes we all are required to attend. Please consider lifting the cigarette ban in bars that do not allow minors.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Please do not move Nevada backward from on policies limiting the deadly consequences of tobacco use. • AB 571 permits smoking in establishments that are currently smoke-free and will expose innocent by-standers to second-hand smoke. • AB 571 violates the vote of the people in 2006 and the will of the people in 2011 • AB 571 exposes employees who currently work in non- smoking establishments to second-hand smoke when serving food to smoking areas • AB 571 increases deadly second-hand smoke exposure for adults • AB 571 increases health care costs for taxpayer-funded programs • AB 571 is not necessary for economic recovery • AB 571 is not enforceable by health authorities	Jun-06-2011
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Against	I would like to thank: Assemblywoman Debbie Smith Assemblywoman April Mastroluca Assemblyman David Bobzien Assemblyman Paul Aizley Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson for voting no to AB 571. I will remember who to vote for next time and tell others to do so. They respect the will of the voters and do not cave to bribery or pressure to the wring thing for the health and welfare of the people of Nevada. They are also voting to protect our tax dollars. Nevada taxpayers pay for health care for tobacco related illness. All others I will make sure to let family and friends to know not to vote for them as they have no regard for the will of the voters but rather do waht they want to do regardless of the will of the voters, or the health and welfare of thousands of Nevadans. These legislators are short sighted and have exercised poor judgement in my opinion in supporting any tobacco use period. In addition to that, their poor decision could cost Nevadans millions in medical expenses. It is proven that second hand smoke causes heart and lung disease. Really, if they just read the paper here in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review Sun ran an article on it. If they listened to the news, Channel 8 also had great coverage of workers who never smoked who became very ill from exposure to second hand smoke. The numbers speak for themselves. Really, it is not rocket science here. Very disappointing. I will not be long in a state that does not promote the Preamble of the Constution or Bill of Rights. Nevadans have a right to health and welfare. I am requesting the Senate please not to pass this bill.	Jun-06-2011
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For	Aside from the devistating effect that this has had on the tavern business, the majority of which are small neighborhood businesses, and the effect of puttting so many people out of work. The original bill was written to make people believe that there neighborhood taverns would not be affected as casino's were not affected. It was a sham on the residence of Nevada and needs to be rectified.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Keep Nevada restaurants Clean. Keep the employees safe from DEADLY 2nd hand smoke. Uphold your citizen's majority Vote for the Clean Indoor Air act of 2006	Jun-06-2011
Against	I dont understand "for" or "against". This is very confusing. For or against what, smoking or not smoking???	Jun-06-2011
Against	I strongly oppose AB571. Please do not go backwards and repeal a smoking reform.	Jun-06-2011
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For	I believe this will create or save jobs. I also think the original bill was worded awkwardly on the ballot and was not clearly understood by voters.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	If the vote hasn't already taken place, please vote against AB571. The health of the public depends on it!	Jun-06-2011
Against	The people voted on this once, so please don't undermine that right!	Jun-06-2011
Against	Once again the legislature has "caved" and started the process to further erode the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. This bill, if passed will overturn the will of the people, just like what happened at the end of the 2009 legislative session. Are voters to assume from this that their votes are worthless? It would seem so. There is NO safe level of 2nd hand smoke - Period. The level of carcinogens in a smoke-filled tavern, casino, any room are enough to begin the DNA damage that can lead to devastating cancers and other smoking related diseases. It is beyond me, a long-time cancer nurse, that persons charged with representing the citizens of Nevada would be convinced by the smoke-and-mirror tactics of the tavern owners and lobbyists that any part of AB 571 is good for the state. "Revising" the existing law? Give me a break. It has been proven that the NCIAA did not cause the economical woes that the tavern owners are complaining about. EVERYONE in Nevada is affected by the economy. What about people looking for jobs and literally have to take a job in a smoke-filled environment? Some will have no choice. You will be putting them in harms way, literally. PLEASE OPPOSE AB 571 IN TOTAL. Show the voters who put you in office that you respect our call for a healthier Nevada. Please OPPOSE AB 571.	Jun-06-2011
Against	It is abhorrent that the voters would act for clean air in public places and our elected officials would make revisions against our best interest. I am glad to see smoking in public venues outlawed in some many cities in the US and internationally. This habit costs taxpayers dearly and public venues should not expose non-smokers to second hand smoke. Please let Nevada continue to be progressive in our stand for Indoor Clean Air.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Please vote No! Smokefree Nevada!	Jun-06-2011
Against	I am so dissapointed that my vote is being ignored. Please keep the smoking ban!!! Make it stronger if anything... do not weaken it! Please listen to the voters.	Jun-06-2011
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Against	Why reverse a very wise decision supported by the 2009 Legislature and almost all of the voters of Nevada? This bill was designed to benefit the health and welfare of our communities; our state. If this passes, no matter where you are in a casino, you will have to walk through cigarette smoke, carrying the stench home on your clothes. Designated [enclosed] smoking areas might be the answer, but certainly not open areas as this indicates.	Jun-06-2011
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For	3. Smoking tobacco is not prohibited in: 16 (a) Areas within casinos where loitering by minors is already 17 prohibited by state law pursuant to NRS 463.350; 18 (b) Stand-alone bars, taverns and saloons [;] and age-restricted 19 stand-alone bars, taverns and saloons; 20 (c) Strip clubs or brothels; 21 (d) Retail tobacco stores; and 22 (e) Private residences, including private residences which may 23 serve as an office workplace, except if used as a child care, an adult 24 day care or a health care facility . OK-Do you see where it CURRENTLY says it is NOT prohibited! The only line that changes in AB 571 is "age restricted" stand alone bars. Come on people-They are not making Applebees a smoking restaurant and bar....because it is NOT currently ALLOWED there to begin with. Read the BILL and amendment and speak the truth...not all the rhetoric I am reading below in your smoking guns.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Oppose This BILL!	Jun-06-2011
Against	Smoking is bad for all of us. We depend on our representatives in government to protect our health and welfare. How does this accomplish that? We SHOULD be making smoking in public as IMPOSSIBLE as possible!!! For everyone's sake (even the smokers')!! Please do not take us backward on this issue. We will be watching to see who votes yes or no on this issue.	Jun-06-2011
Against	Please don't pass this destructive bill! The citizens of Nevada need and deserve clean air, and no one should have to breathe secondhand smoke!	Jun-06-2011
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Against	Vote no ab571. Maybe the only extra jobs will be for the doctors and hospitals if you do vote to reverse the clean air act. They are to busy as it is. Do not be like the assembly who will be on the internet with their voting record.Please Senate save us from the poison air. Keep the voters happy and vote the way they did in 2006	Jun-05-2011
Against	We , as voters have made it clear that our health is of utmost importance. !!	Jun-05-2011
Against	A majority of Nevadans voted for the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Today, AB571 cleared the assembly. I think it is absolutely outrageous that these Legislators completely ignored the will of the people. As someone living with a cancer for which there is no cure, it is so upsetting to me.	Jun-05-2011
Against	Before amending the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act please take into account the health of all Nevadans and the fact that the people of this state voted on this. It seems evidant that those wanting this amended and passed as such wrote it to meet their needs and to be so confusing that nobody can understand what it now says. The assembly had 3 chances to vote each time encouraging members to change their votes. Why must our elected members give in to the good old boys. The senate should stand strong and uphold the vote of the public as other states have. Leave it as it stands and in the future give it more teeth so nobody can go to the bar down the street and smoke while food is being served. Maybe we could have a healthier Nevada.	Jun-05-2011
Against	The will of Nevadans was made clear in 2006 when the majority voted for the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Nevada's elected representatives should honor the will of the people and OPPOSE AB 571	Jun-05-2011
Against	Why should we the people who voted for NO smoking in restaurants, bars, taverns, casinos, etc., where food is being served, why should we now be forced to be at the mercy of the legislature voting to reverse the previous decision, one that we the people voted FOR in the first place. It is incomprehensible that the legislature should even entertain reversing what the majority of the people wanted -- namely no smoking in those facilities. The majority of the people of Nevada should have the right to have that vote upheld, and we should be able to trust our state government to uphold the people's decision. We should be secure in knowing that AB571 won't pass. It should never have been entertained in the first place. We the people have spoken, in the original election, voting for the prohibition of smoking. AB571 SHOULD NOT PASS !!	Jun-05-2011
Against	This is in blatant disregard of the vote of the people of Nevada. Every other state now has banned smoking in public places. If you have asthma it would be impossible to frequent any of these establishments.	Jun-05-2011
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For	Isn't it about time Nevada took action to save and create jobs, rather than legislate them out of existence?	Jun-05-2011
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Against	I'm appalled you would even consider revising this law. The Peopele Voted - The People Spoke. SAY NO TO AB571	Jun-05-2011
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Against	The original smoking bill was passed by through the democratic processby a majority of the voters. You have no right to overturn the will of the voters. I don't care if it hurts casino business. Then they will also have to go thru the democratic process to allow for any changes. Senate committe and the general senate- DO NOT LET THIS BILL PROCEED	Jun-05-2011
For	To all the people so concerned about children and second hand smoke I have a question. WHY ARE YOU BRINGING CHILDREN INTO A BAR?????	Jun-05-2011
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Against	NO WAY!!!!!!	Jun-05-2011
For	GAming bars shouldn't be discriminated against. The casinos shouldn't be treated Special. It's unfair that the small bars would go out of business by losing all of their smoking clients to the casinos	Jun-05-2011
Against	All citizens should not be exposed to second hand smoke. Yes especially children! If I want to enjoy a drink with friends at a bar, there is no reason I should have to go home smelling like a cigarette. The people of Nevada voted for this and why are you taking away our freedom. Read the effects of second hand smoke. That alone should make it an easy decision. Not because bars are not making as much money.	Jun-05-2011
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Against	I STRONGLY oppose the legislature going AGAINST the vote of the PEOPLE and allowing ANY more public smoking! Please defeat this bill and protect the health and pocket books (illness due to second hand smoke) of Nevadans!	Jun-05-2011
Against	Please stop this bill. You endanger the public, the employees of establishments that allow smoking, increase the cost of health care, and further the poor reputation of Nevada.	Jun-05-2011
Against	We want fresh air, the smokers can get their own cancer. If I see an establishment that allows smoking I will not go there, this reduces the potential income an establishment recieves, there are more non smokers who supprot business than smokers, the only business the smokers support are tobacco growers and manufacturers. Think hard on what you vote on as next time I will make sure not to vote for you.	Jun-05-2011
Against	This is a public health nightmare on the horizon - we (Nevada) will be the laughing stock of the country if we actually repeal this most important public health initiative.	Jun-05-2011
Against	This bill is a disgrace, and an embarrassment to Nevada. Will we be the first state to repeal a law that protects our lives from the scientifically proven dangers of second hand smoke?	Jun-05-2011
Against	Do not allow smoking in public places we already said no	Jun-05-2011
Against	I am allergic to smoke and I do not want my children exposed to second hand smoke. if you revise this bill and potentially allow anyplace with a bar to allow smoking, then I might not even be able to go to olive garden again. Smoking is bad for you and you should not potentially expose people to second hand smoke. WE AS NON-SMOKERS HAVE RIGHTS TOO!!!	Jun-05-2011
Against	I have the right to clean air. Breathing is not a choice Smoking is your own choice until I have to breath it!!! I voted for the clean air law. Those legislators who do not listen to the voters will be remembered next election. The last I saw, the Nevada voters survey was 85% of them still want bars to stay smokefree.	Jun-05-2011
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Against	No on ab571 Please save us from secondhand smoke. It is 20011. Why would the owners of bars not be have to make their establishments a safe place to breath. If the food or water was unsafe they would have to close down. Why are they allowed to have unsafe breathing air. no on ab571	Jun-05-2011
Against	Pass this bill and it is one million giant leaps backwards for Nevada. This would be a travesty. My husband died of lung cancer from smoking.	Jun-05-2011
Against	I am a family physician and I take care of way too many patients who have lung disease from first or second hand smoke. I am vehemently opposed to this bill and to the legislature going against the will of the people of Nevada in trying to end run the citizens' initiatives. Donald D. VanDyken, MD	Jun-05-2011
Against	I work at a Travern. I will not say the name of the place becuse I would get fired. Please do not vote for ab571. I have worked here for 4 years in a smokefree work place. I would have to quit because I get really ill around smoke. Times are hard and people can not afford health insurance. I work for tips and I know that most of my customers that smoke do not mind that they have to fo outside to smoke. They have to do it everywhere they go.It is crazy to go backwards. Vote no on ab571. It is the right thing to do.	Jun-05-2011
Against	My father died of lung cancer when he was 48 years old. He worked as a bartener for 26 years. He never smoked his whole life. His Dr. told our family and him that it was from working all those years in smoke. I wish that we would have had the smokefree laws that we do now then. He died 10 years ago. My dad never got to meet his two grandsons. Even sadden they never got to enjoy him. He was the most wonderful funny happy dad a girl could ever ask for.I beg of you to vote no on AB571.	Jun-05-2011
Against	Please vote no on AB571. I have enjoyed going to the bars to eat and drink and not have to breath smoke. I drink and gamble. I do not go to the casinos because of the smoke. I deserve to spend my money without some person lighting up and making me sick. I was was glad that in Nevada the voters got rid of the smoke. Do not bring it back.....	Jun-05-2011
Against	Please vote No on ab571 I was a smoker and I quit because I could no longer smoke at work!! I am a bartender. The clean indoor air act was the best thing that happened for me. I have other friend who have done the same thing. If the ban on amoking is lifted I will be subjected to second hand smoke again after 6 years of not breathing it!! The first month or so I may have lost a few bucks in tips. Let me tell you, that I am making good money and my life is so much more Healthy. Thank you for your time. Please think about all of us who work in the service of bars. They should outlaw in casino smoking too!!!The customers who do smoke go outside for a few minutes and I save their machine. It is so simple.	Jun-05-2011
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Against	I would think that in Nevada about one person out of 6000 people might own a bar. That means that if you pass this law you are going againt most of the other 5500 whom will be subjected to secondhand smoke. Those are the people whom you represent!!! We all voted for the clean indoor act. The Bar onwers do not hang out in their bar.. The employees and customers do. Please do not go back 6 years and allow smoking!!! We should be making laws to have stronger inforcement!! Most of these tavern owners like Golden Gaming are also partners with the casinos!! Do not let them pull the wool over your eyes. This is a health issue. Life and DEATH> No on ab571. Thank you so much for reading this......	Jun-05-2011
Against	Passage of this bill will adverse affect te health of Nevadans.	Jun-05-2011
Against	Please keep our air and lungs clean. I am completely against this bill!!	Jun-05-2011
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Against	We the voter passed the clean air act- does the vote Of the voters no longer count The Economy is what is hurting business not clean air act	Jun-05-2011
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Against	I cannot believe you are even considering such a bill. We have made such progress in this arena...don't we have enough carcinogens in our environment without passing legislature to encourage more... I am certain the papers will list who voted in which direction..think twice.	Jun-05-2011
Against	Vote NO to save the health of Nevadans and abide by the will of the people.	Jun-05-2011
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Against	Voters support the original Clean Air Acgt.	Jun-05-2011
Against	No Bill 571 What is the difference between a 14 year olds heart and lung and a 21 years old heart and lung. They can both be effected another person who chosen to smoke near them!!! We voted out smoking because it kills!! If you are in a bar or at the store or at a show on the strip, you should be able to breath clean air...	Jun-05-2011
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Against	It is your right to smoke but not around healthy people and kids who do not smoke. I think they should ban smoking indoors all together. It should not be banned everywhere indoors. I would not go into a restaurant that allowed smoking indoors. I have children and I know what second had smoke does to children from personal experience. Ban smoking indoors in Vegas.	Jun-04-2011
For	I like to smoke where I eat.	Jun-04-2011
Against	A periodic visitor to Nevada, I expect to find, and deeply appreciate, smoke-free dining and drinking areas. I am grateful that the people of Nevada voted to enact legislation providing the clean air that tourists have in many other states and countries, and urge that this law not be weakened.	Jun-04-2011
For	Sean Higgins is very handsome in a Schrek sort of way.	Jun-04-2011
For	This bill is not about smoking...it's about everyone's free right to eat a cheeseburger in a bar and smoke at the same time. What could be wrong with that? It's unAmerican to believe otherwise...	Jun-04-2011
For	Perhaps all of the people who are against this bill should(a) read the current lNCIAA, which allows smoking in bars; and (b) read the bill, which would only allow food service in bars which are limited to persons 21 years and older. It does not expand smoking.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	As the President of the Nevada State Medical Association, know that we are watching and we, the physicians of the State of Nevada EXPECT you to do the "right thing" and VOTE NO on this bill. This bill will KILL people. Respectfully, T. Brian Callister, MD President, Nevada State Medical Association	Jun-04-2011
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For	We need to create jobs, not take them away.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	AB571 is not a strong bill, as it could lead to smoking in both bars and restaurants. This allowed smoking will serve to sustain the normalization of tobacco and expose employees at these venues to tobacco smoke and related toxins. There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke - for anyone, including Nevada workers. I request you to vote against this bill. I ask as a Board member of Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights and as a frequent tourist of Nevada.	Jun-04-2011
Against	As a frequent visitor to Nevada, smokefree protections are very important to me. Please do not go backward in protecting nonsmokers from a known cause of heart disease, lung disease, and cancer. Your employees and visitors alike appreciate breathing clean air.	Jun-04-2011
Against	As an occasional tourist to Nevada area I would like to say that I'm against weakening the smoke-free law. I appreciate not having to breathe secondhand smoke. Thank you. Mikelle Robinson Michigan	Jun-04-2011
Against	why would you weaken a law that was already too weak? what you should be doing is making it stronger to offer real protections to people who come to play in Vegas, and the folks who work there. I live in a smokefree state (Colorado), and when I choose where to go on vacation one of the key factors is whether or not the place has strong protections. You're going to lose my tourist dollars with this legislation.	Jun-04-2011
Against	As a member of the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, I oppose any law that weakens smokefree protections.	Jun-04-2011
Against	This bill will set back the voter-approved Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act passed in 2006. There is absolutely no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, and workers should not have to choose between breathing and working. As a frequent tourist to Nevada, this bill affects me.	Jun-04-2011
Against	Please vote no on this bill. We need to maintain smokefree air in Nevada! When I come to Las Vegas, I really appreciate smokefree environment. Smoking physically makes me ill! Thank you!	Jun-04-2011
Against	I support smokefree air and smokefree cities. As a tourist and frequent visitor to Nevada because my father is a resident, I strongly urge you to oppose AB571. Please do NOT weaken the law; if anything, strengthen it to cover ALL workplaces including bars and casinos.	Jun-04-2011
Against	Do not weaken the Nevada smoke free bill. Besides the fact that smoking is killing your workers and patrons of the casinos in Nevada, tobacco smoke pollution simply stinks.I will not go to a smoking casino. I do not live in Nevada, but I do visit.	Jun-04-2011
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For	Instantly create jobs, and tax revenue from local, city and state permits and other required fees. This bill will create new sales tax, and payroll taxes. AB 571 also re-enforces the voter approved clean indoor air Act (NCIAA) as it continues to protect our children by requiring an age restriction of 21 in restaurants with a bar that allow smoking. The jobs this bill will create are no different that the jobs the largest gaming operators currently offer. Vote YES on AB 571 and send Nevadans back to work.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	The public voted for the NCIAA (including me,friends,fam,and co workers). If you support this bill you will be allowing smoking to come back into any restaurant with a bar. How would we look to the rest of the nation if we go backward? Please vote no on ab571. Dont be fooled by special interest lobbyists. Maintain the will of the voters. Thank youfor your time and good work.	Jun-04-2011
Against	no smoking please where food is served, remember our children.	Jun-04-2011
Against	Do not take away the "Will of the People" The majority of people in the state of Nevada voted for the Nevada Clean Indoor Act. The courts have already taken away the Criminal part and now you want to substantially weaken this law. If you vote for AB571, all I can do is not to ever vote for you again and to never to go to place that serves food and allows smoking. Also I will tell all my guests from out of town that this is the reason why I will not be joining them. I would hope that these places that would be affected would lose big economically. Please do not take our vote away from us. I'll be very Mad if you do. Fred Eichorn	Jun-04-2011
For	I thought bars were suppose to serve food to help control over drinking and drunk driving. People can choose to enter or not if there is smoking.	Jun-04-2011
For	Casinos do not have to follow this current law and I see more children walking through casinos going to the movies, arcade, etc., than I see in bars where you are suppose to be 21 just to enter.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	be smart and help.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	It makes no sense to subject anyone to a harmful workplace. Second hand smoke is harmful to everyone who is subjected to it.	Jun-04-2011
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For	Please allow adults to make their own decisions. Anyone who brings children knowingly into a bar assumes responsibility that they may be subjected to mature situations. Bars and taverns are meant for adults to enjoy. Not to worry about kids.	Jun-04-2011
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Against	Do NOT weaken legislation. The tobacco industry will laugh at you for stupidly doing what they want and you will regret it later. Making exception just kills more of your people and denies non-smokers access. Protect workers. They need jobs but not deadly secondhand smoke which KILLS	Jun-03-2011
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For	I'm a frequent visitor to Nevada. Your smoking restrictions have changed my distination choice. Yes I still visit LV but NOT as often. I can go to nearby states that haven't restricted smoking. I used to gamble in IL...don't anymore. Why can't you have smoking and no smoking sections in restaurants and buffets? That needs to changed also.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Please keep us out of the stone ages! vote NO!	Jun-03-2011
For	This simply allows a tavern owner to permit smoking in an age-restricted BAR. It does not allow Denny's or Applebee's to create a smoking section in their restaurants.	Jun-03-2011
For	Everyone who drinks and gambles probably smokes... just get over it.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Please keep the law as it has been since 2006. We voted it in so what gives you the right to vote it out? We want the right to continue to breath clean air!	Jun-03-2011
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For	this law was non-sense from the start and I don't smoke.	Jun-03-2011
For	The problem is the anti-tobacco lobby lied about the level of ETS exposure. My ETS and Buildings - A Design Guide suggests a maximum dose of 9 cigarettes/year in smoking areas of offices, and 2-1/2 cigarettes/year based on 300 hours in restaurants. These levels work out to a Relative Risk of 1%, based on the Doll and Peto dose-response model. ETS dose, and the effect of ventilation, can be calculated using National Institute of Technology"s (NIST's) CONTAM computer program (get the EBW (Exposure Box Wisker) Report, which has the time-weighted average concentration, multiply it by time and breathing rate = dose). CONTAM can be downloaded off the NIST website.	Jun-03-2011
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For	What is good for the casinos is good for everyone else.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Assembly Bill 571 will result in further secondhand exposure, morbidity and mortality among workers and patrons. The bill will expand the exemption for free-standing bars, and change the definition of these types of bars to say that food service doesn't have to be incidental to alcohol--so it could be interpreted to include restaurants. Nevadans deserve the right to breathe clean air in public and the workplace. Secondhand smoke harms individuals health.	Jun-03-2011
Against	The civil liberties of every person that chooses to live a smoke free life are being grossly infringed upon by those individuals that choose to partake in an action that has been proven to be a health risk and cause death. Smoking is a voluntary action, which is not necessary to sustain life, nor does it enhance any part of life; the smell, the residue, and the chemicals smoke emits is all bad for humans. Please do not revise the existing smoking ban law to accomodate those individuals choosing to physically harm themselves and forceably harming the rest of us in the process. No enclosed indoor facility should allow smoking, because it forces non-smokers to be subjected to poisonous chemicals; smokers can smoke outside.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	As a 40+ year casino employee w/high blood pressure and respiratory problems I ask you please to vote no on this!	Jun-03-2011
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For	only fair to allow competition with the big casino	Jun-03-2011
Against	This is not the demonstrated will of the Nevada voters.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	We WANT a tough stance on the NV Clean Indoor Air Act provisions! Do not weaken them!	Jun-03-2011
For	Cigarettes are a legal product and we are perfectly capable of deciding if we want to go to a tavern where there is smoking. The tavern owner can decide if they want to provide a smoke-free environment or not.	Jun-03-2011
For	Let the People do what they want to do...	Jun-03-2011
For	Adults should be able to make decisions without the imposition of other people when the product in question is a LEGAL. We need less intrusion into our lives.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	NO, NO, NO! How many times must the people of Nevada state this? The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act must not be further eroded due to pressure from the tavern owners. They are NOT just fine-tuning this - they are eroding it until it has crumbled into bits.The key language in the bill is "revising, removing and reenacting certain provision of the NCIAA" - very clever but very damaging. I have heard the arguments and the proponents of this bill are wrong. I am a cancer nurse and have seen the devastating and far-reaching effects of smoking related disease. Do YOU want Nevada to be seen as a state that has not progressed as a result of the scientific evidence about smoking? None of us do, so I urge you to Vote NO on AB 571. Makes citizens wonder what the "reward" is for putting this act through to approval. Protect my family, my children, my grandchildren AND YOURS, TOO. VOTE NO ON AB571.	Jun-03-2011
For	please allow our customers to make the choice if they want to partonize our tavern to socialize, gamble, eat and SMOKE. We dont allow kids under 21 at our tavern. During the original debates, we were told by the Health dept and all the opponents of smoking in our taverns, we would get all the non smo0kers as our "new" customers to replace the customers that choose the casinos...that never happened. Let the customer choose and the employee if they want to be in our taverns.	Jun-03-2011
For	I am a non smoker this has to happen or you are deciding everyones fate	Jun-03-2011
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For	If the Taverns think this will help with jobs, then you owe it to them to at least try to help them instead of kicking them while they are done.	Jun-03-2011
Against	The NCIAA was a poorly written act in the first place, however it is better than nothing.	Jun-03-2011
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For	If people want to be smoke free go to Applebees. If you want drink, gamble, smoke, watch sporting events, AND EAT- you should be able to go to a local Vegas tavern.	Jun-03-2011
For	People should be allowed to choose whether or not they prefer smoking in their gaming and drinking establishments. If they want a smoke free environment they can go mostly any place else.	Jun-03-2011
Against	Why would you want to go backwards. What about the rights of non-smokers. Allowing smoking in any public place is a crime against people who care about their health. Spend some time with somebody who has lung cancer, or somebody who has gone through it with somebody they loved.	Jun-03-2011
For	Please read the Bill. The only way smoking will be allowed in Chili's, Appleby's etc. is if they choose not to allow persons under 21 into the establishment. Not going to happen. Please read the bill and stop demagogueing the truth.	Jun-03-2011
Against	I am from Hawaii and visit often. The one thing that I do not like about Vegas is all the stink smoke! I really would visit more often if Vegas were smokefree like Hawaii. Please do not make it worst... protect the residents and visitors!	Jun-03-2011
Against	NO SMOKING IN NEVADA PLEASE	Jun-03-2011
Against	Please, please do not weakend theNV clean indoor air act!	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Yes As a responsible non smoker who tries to do everything not to get any illness I will not go into any restaurant that has smoking arears for non smokers are a joke the smoke circulates No smoking in Casinos do your job for us we will be watching how you vote	Jun-03-2011
Against	Most of the country is in favor of reasonable smoking prohibitions. Yet, we in Nevada are going in the other direction just to please tavern owners. What a disgrace!	Jun-03-2011
Against	The voters made it clear on what they wanted!	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Vote No to AB571!	Jun-03-2011
Against	the people voted - don't overturn the people	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Not only would this bill allow bars kitchen to reopen but it would allow smoking in places we bring our families ie. Chilis, Applebees, Buffalo Wild Wings etc. This is the problem. . .we don't want smoke where we bring our families, this is takeing it further than just bars.	Jun-03-2011
For	Let's get the Vegas economy back on track. Put some of these people back to work. Bars and Taverns are for adults, not children so it is the adult's decision to go inside or not if there is smoking.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	second hand smoke KILLS!	Jun-03-2011
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Against	We like our dinners to be smoke free!!	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Does everyone really want to go back to smoking and non smoking sections in restaurants?? Vote NO to AB571!	Jun-03-2011
For	Bring back jobs by letting the bars permit smoking and serving food. Plenty of smoke free restarunts like Denny's, etc. around already.	Jun-03-2011
For	Doesn't anyone find it unconstitutional to allow smoking with food in casinos where children are wondering about with their parents but not in local taverns with a mandatory 21 years of age to enter?	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Weakening the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act is an outrage. It is entirely for the perceived benefit of bar owner profits, and AGAINST the expressed and legislated will of Nevada residents! Vote no. We need to breathe clean air.	Jun-03-2011
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For	Taverns have suffered enough with this unfair, stifling law. Let the taverns and their employees breath the pure air of freedom of choice.	Jun-03-2011
For	i believe that you must level the playing field for all gaming establishments and not persecute local gaming bars...the casinos are able to provide an environment in which they can accomodate all types of patrons...small gaming bars need to be able to offer the same luxury to their guests and without smoking they will be at a significant disadvantage	Jun-03-2011
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For	What ever Happened to free enterprise in america? If a guest come in and does not want to be in a place where smoking is a issue then they may leave.Myself I think this is just one more poltical move for the Huge casinos to capitalize on the little man just trying to build a business.Unfortunately smoking and gaming go hand in hand. This is Las vegas not Kansas and people often come to this town and want to be free to be themselves.God Bless America!	Jun-03-2011
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For	Out of state interests are attempting to dictate their opinions on how we as Nevadans should live. Nevadans know what Nevada is about, so do,I hope, our representatives. Create more jobs, reverse the ban.	Jun-03-2011
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Against	Second hand smoke is a carcinogen that causes physical harm. It's a form of battery as bad, if not worse, than a punch to the face. We can't pass laws that allow citizens to harm other citizens.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	As representatives of the voters of Nevada, you should listen to what we voted for. The voters spoke when they approved the clean air initiative. Protect our citizens and our budget. Allowing bars, taverns and restaurants to bring back smoking will increase the money that the Nevada budget will be paying to provide medical care to individuals who will be negatively impacted by second hand smoke. Please listen to the voters of Nevada and keep our air clean!!	Jun-02-2011
Against	-"We want smoke-free restaurants and smoke-free bars that serve food!" "We Want Smoke-Free Casinos"	Jun-02-2011
Against	I visit Las Vegas for my family trips. I do not appreciate smoky restaurants and bars. Instead of weakening the state smokefree law, why don't you strengthen it. 80% of adults are non-smokers.	Jun-02-2011
For	Finally a bill that makes sense! I am sure there are tavern owners who do not appreciate smoking in their establishment. That's fine, it should be left up to each business owner to designate their business as smoking or non-smoking. The government should not be making the decision for them. Same for the employees, it's their decision to work there or not. We are all adults and are perfectly capable of making our own decisions.	Jun-02-2011
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For	Smokers should have choices too! Non smokers can always choose not to go into a smoking facility, and most drinkers are also smokers, besides smokers have to eat too!!	Jun-02-2011
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For	this is a wonderful idea.	Jun-02-2011
For	The original law is flawed. This bill will fix correct the law as it should be.	Jun-02-2011
For	As an adult I can make my own choice and we should have that right to put people back to work in kitchens and the hospitality industry for our local community.	Jun-02-2011
For	Good for business and the economy	Jun-02-2011
Against	The people have voted, instead of voting to weaken the original bill you should be working to see that is enforced.	Jun-02-2011
For	i feel that bars and workers suffer. Especially kitchen staff. And I feel we should be able to decide when and where I can drink, eat, and smoke.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	The citizens of Nevada have already overwhelmingly voiced (by voting) their position on this matter. It is inconceivable to me that a legislator could vote in favor of this bill and then call him or herself a representative of the people.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Kitchen open + no physical barrier between smoking and non smoking "areas" and no one to enforce this = Diaster!!	Jun-02-2011
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Against	We value our clear air!	Jun-02-2011
Against	I am all for creating more jobs, however, putting wokers health at risk by allowing smoking in food establishments is wrong and unlawful. Just because someone needs a job doesn't mean they need to jeopardize their health!	Jun-02-2011
Against	We all need to breath clean air. No execptions!	Jun-02-2011
For	This would bring more jobs to Nevada,and would reinstate a lot of the jobs lost	Jun-02-2011
Against	We have a second home in Reno, NV, if this bill passes and establishments allow smoking that will finalize our decision to sell. . .	Jun-02-2011
Against	80% of Nevadans are NONSMOKERS. . .we will show no support of this bill nor places that would allow smoking.	Jun-02-2011
Against	I am against any attempt to weaken the NCIAA language as it stands today.	Jun-02-2011
Against	Who is going to enforce that the smoke doesn't get into the rest of the restaurants? Who is going to keep our families safe? WHo is going to pay for all these additional health care costs?	Jun-02-2011
Against	All this bill would do for the economy would increase jobs in health care because more people would need to seek treatment from all the second hand smoke. . . great!	Jun-02-2011
Against	To weaken the NCIAA is to weaken Nevada's health.	Jun-02-2011
Against	Read between the lines. . .this WILL open up larger establishments to allow smoking in their restaurants...back to smoking and non smoking..seriously?	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Do not weaken the NCIAA! Our lives depend on it!	Jun-02-2011
Against	To allow this bill to pass would be one of the biggest mistakes Nevada could make. You can clearly see from this poll that many people will not visit the state any longer and many people will avoid eating at all places that allow smoking, bar or restaurant. THE CHOICE IS CLEAR, LIKE OUR AIR SHOULD BE... VOTE NO ON AB571!!	Jun-02-2011
Against	Protect ALL Nevadans from secondhand smoke. Protect the NCIAA please!!	Jun-02-2011
Against	I strongly oppose this bill. I have had a grandfather, Unlce, and mother-in-law die in the last few years from cancer. Last year my son was born at 24 weeks and died two weeks later due to extreme pre-maturity. We, Americans, need to sart protecting oursleves from the pollutions in our environment that are killing us. And not allow more killing pollutions, such as cigerette smoke, into the air we breathe.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	We travel to Las Vegas twice a year for pleasure. Changing this clean indoor air bill would be terrible!	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Please do not pass. Please keep the safety and health of Nevadan in mind in regards to second and third hand smoke.	Jun-02-2011
Against	For the sake of our health I ask that you oppose this bill. We have a right to enter an establishment and not put our health at risk.	Jun-02-2011
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For	Probably too late to comment, but I support smoking in bars, and eating and smoking therein. Here here, good for you. Let 's get this passed!	Jun-02-2011
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Against	WILL NOT visit a state that does not protect all workers from the deadly effects of exposure to secondhand smoke. Daughter wants me to come to shows in Las Vegas - won't go to buildings with SHS. Am coming to a conference in September - the states we use for conferences MUST be smokefree - Nevada would lose out. People expect clean indoor air - this bill makes no sense.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	As someone who travels to Nevada regularly for business and pleasure, I have come to highly value the ability to breathe smokefree air and have my health protected. The equation is easy. The health of the majority vs the right to poison the air by a few. Why is this even a debate?	Jun-02-2011
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Against	I already avoid many casinos when I visit Vegas cause they're too smoky. Now do I have to start avoiding restaurants as well? Please don't go backwards! Ugh, who wants smoking inside anymore? Please do not let this bill pass!	Jun-02-2011
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Against	I am against any law that will weaken the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. I smoked for thirteen years and gave it up. My partner and two of my four adult children smoke tobacco. What you should be doing is making it more difficult for my loved ones and other Nevada residents and visitors to continue this filthy habit. The lobbyists who claim that the Clean Air Act hurts business are serving you one big red herring. It is NOT true that the NCIAA hurt business. The slowdown in tourism and the economic downturn accomplished that.	Jun-02-2011
Against	As a traveler from out of state, I would not choose Las Vegas as a destination if the clean indoor air law is eliminated.	Jun-02-2011
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For	Did someone seriously say they love love love taking thier family out (which consist of a 2 year old and a 11 month old)to bars to eat in a smoke free environment.That family has bigger issues than second hand smoke.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Keep protecting workers in all venues	Jun-02-2011
Against	Please do not weaken a voter-passed law. Please oppose AB 571. It is unreasonable to reverse the ban on smoking where food is served and redefine the definition of stand-alone bars, taverns and saloons.	Jun-02-2011
Against	As a tourist, this is such a bad idea. I plan my tourist activities around smoke free air.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	We can not go back and allow smoking in other areas, as a matter of fact we have to ban smoking in bars and any enclosed space.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Vote AB571 down. It seems like this society is willing to sell out anything in the name of puportedly making a buck. This time it's tavern owners. WE all know how much they contibute to society. AARGH! The current law (BDR 15-1294) creates a level playing field. It should noy be changed. I dont want to be exposed to someone elses ETS, nor do I want to continue to subsidize the health care costs of smokers. I'm watching to see who you really care about, Mark Sherwood.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	No restaurant or bar worker should be exposed to second-hand smoke as part of their job. As a tourist to Nevada, I would also not support any establishmetns that allowed smoking indoors. The Surgeon General's 2006 report, and numerous studies have indicated that second-hand smoke is very harmful to one's health.	Jun-02-2011
Against	Although I am not a constituent...I am a tourist and will not travel to areas where smoking is allowed. It has been proven over and over that smoking (and second hand smoke) kills and is a huge burdon on our health care costs, by eliminating smoking in bars and restaurants we are helping people to cut down on their smoking and possibly even quit and preventing innocent workers from being subjected to second hand smoke. Please vote against weakening the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	I am not a resident of Nevada. I do not tweet. But, I like to travel, and I go to several conferences per year. If this law were to pass, the chances of my spending any time in Nevada bars or restaurants is nill. I would be less likely to select this state as a destination than other states that are non-smoker friendly. Please do not pass this bill! Protect your citizens and employees' health! Passing this will not generate additional revenue for the state-- just drain it of health care resources. Thank you! E.D. - Maryland	Jun-02-2011
Against	How CAN you go against the voters wishes in this matter? Please dont. It's got to be illegal to overturn a vote of the majority of the state's voters.	Jun-02-2011
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Against	Smoking is still too common and should not be allowed indoors at all as a result of the health risks to those working in the environment and added healthcare costs associated.	Jun-01-2011
Against	First: Why repeal a bill that was voted on BY THE PEOPLE? They obviously wanted this to happen. Secondly: Who is behind this repeal or "revision"? Money from bars and gaming. You make me sick. All other states are getting stricter on smoking laws, but Nevada feels it is okay to smoke. Seriously? Wake up from the aroma of special interest dollars.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	The Nevada Legislature is considering modifying the Nevada Clean Air Act to allow smoking in ALL bars whether they serve food or not, I'm completely against this. We should not as a state promote unhealthy habits of smoking. If people want to smoke they can go outside. If people are eating they should not have to look for their dinner in a haze a cancer causing smoke.	Jun-01-2011
Against	Please do not change this law that will affect the health of Nevadans	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Dr. John Packham's recent study indicates the state saves vast amounts of money in hospital costs for heart attack and stroke through the NCIAA - how could anyone believe the state can afford to relax the regulations? Bully's and other bars need to use their creativity and business savvy to create a product that will make them money without killing people. I've heard numerous people say they now go into these bars because they can do so without fear for their family's health. Use good ethics, listen to what the people voted for and reject this bill.	Jun-01-2011
For	Let a private business owner decide what kind of business he wants to run (smoking or not smoking) and let me as an adult make the decision as to whether or not I want to frequent that establishment. I don't need Uncle Sam making that decision for me...afterall, smoking is not illegal.	Jun-01-2011
Against	Please support the voters who voted for clean air. It has been wonderful to go out to eat with your children and without needing to smell tobacco smoke or have the smoke smell come home with you via your clothes.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	I love to come to Las Vegas as a tourist. It would be horrible if you allow smoking in restaurants. My family will not want to come back.	Jun-01-2011
Against	As a frequent Reno visitor I will make sure to visit much less if this passes.	Jun-01-2011
Against	I strongly urge you to oppose AB571	Jun-01-2011
Against	Keep our restaurants smoke free!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	People are confused. This bill shows no need for regulations so not only would smoking be allowed in bars and taverns that have kitchens but also larger restaurants. There will be no enforcement to ensure smoke stays out of restaurants. This is a huge problem. Smoking and kitchens in bars is one thing but not having the correct bill language to stop all the family restaurants from allowing smoking and non smoking sections is another. This will affect everyone.	Jun-01-2011
For	As a bartender at a small tavern that use to be able to serve food, I cannot tell you how not being able to serve food has severely hurt our business overall. We can barely keep our doors open as customers want to be able to drink, smoke, game and eat. Having establishments that allow for this helps stimulate the economy and provide jobs. I agree that people should be given the option to choose if they want to be subjected to smoke or not while dining or drinking. However, the key word here is "Option". If they choose not to be around smoke than they are "free" to dine at a restaurant or at an establishment that chooses to be smoke free. For the rest of the "Gamers" that "Need" to smoke while they game and drink, they should be given the right to be able to eat. Giving them this option allows for more "ring ups" for the tavern and more gaming. To revoke this right or to ban smoking from all Establishments severely hurts the economy and infringes on our freedom of choice as American citizens.	Jun-01-2011
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For	Freedom of choice is beeing stripped away.	Jun-01-2011
For	If a bar that is a Cigar Lounge, and it clearly states so wants to serve food to it's smoking patrons they should be allowed to. There are plenty of non smoking restaurants where non smokers may go. If a person chooses to enter a smoking establishment, what difference does the food service makes?	Jun-01-2011
Against	My wife and I love to gamble in Las Vegas and Reno, but deplore smoke-filled casinos. The eating areas in the large, resort casinos in Las Vegas and Reno, thankfully are non-smoking areas. If smoking were to be allowed in Nevada restaurants, you will no longer see us there. Many casinos in California have smoke free gambling areas, and of course, restaurants are smoke free. Please consider your tourists' interest in breathing smoke-free air. Also, there are a growing number of successful employee lawsuits against employers who do not provide smoke free working conditionsin casinos in other states. Allowing smoking again in Nevada restaurants would be a major step backwards! Albeit that Las Vegas is the destination for escape from daily worries and the place to enjoy sin, comprimisings one's lungs is not a sin, its suicide!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Nevada voters overwhelmingly support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Lobbyists' shameless efforts to overthrow portions of that Act to serve their clients, saloons, bars, and taverns, endangers the health of workers and non-smokers who want to patronize those establishments. It is time for Nevada to move forward and support healthy habits and environments for all Nevadans! There should be no distinction; in fact, the existing Act should be broadened to include ALL businesses in Nevada, including casinos, so workers, guests, locals and visitors can enjoy those venues without putting their health at risk.	Jun-01-2011
For	I work in a local tavern and I don't care what people say, the Nevada Clean Indoor Act definately effected my income and our taverns business. I'm all for "non-smoking" AS LONG AS ITS ACROSS THE BOARD. I'm from Arizona and the entire state is non-smoking. As far as I know, all states that have passed this law require everyone to follow the law equally, not just the "Big Guys" (casinos in our case) Please consider the amount of business that will be lost to the little businesses like the one I work in if this is not revised. I think the state of Nevada has had enough bad news.	Jun-01-2011
Against	Health to everyone first, including smokers. I detest the stench while trying to enjoy a meal or just some fresh air. Please Please Please make Texas smoke free as well! ! ! ! !	Jun-01-2011
Against	I am not a Nevada resident, but I am a tourist - - I've enjoyed Nevada resorts, entertainment venues, and parks. When at the casinos, I've appreciated the areas that are nonsmoking, and wish the rest of the casinos would be smokefree, too. Please do not undo the scope of the Clean Indoor Air Act!	Jun-01-2011
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Against	I support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act as it is.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Clean air is vital for our health and for our children,s health. We will be much less likely to visit Nevada if this passes.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Vote NO to AB571	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Keep smoking out of ALL places that serve food please!!	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Here we go. . . back to smoking and non-smoking sections again!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Does Nevada really want to take such a huge step backwards and be the first state to repeal their clean indoor air act? Come on, get it together Nevada!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Stand up for what is right! Don't take away our right to breathe clean air!	Jun-01-2011
Against	VOTE AGAINST AB571!! This will weaken ALL parts of the NCIAA!	Jun-01-2011
Against	We voted this as a law, just like we boted you in. Our opinions can be changed as well.	Jun-01-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is continuing to endanger the community and staff at these local establishments. Protect our right to breath clean air!!!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Who is going to make sure that smoke doesn't come into all parts of the restaurant? This will cause a lot of problems, health related, economic, and legal.	Jun-01-2011
Against	Please stop this bill! We do not deserve to be exposed to secondhand smoke every time we step into a restaurant that just so happens to have a bar. I don't deserve to have to keep my two sons - who both have heart disease - holed up at home because there is no one out there looking out for the best interest of those of us who DO NOT WANT TO BREATH IN DIRTY SECONDHAND SMOKE. Those who want to smoke can do so outside or THEY CAN BE HOLED UP in their homes! Those of us choosing to protect our familes and our lungs are not the ones who should be ignored!! Please wake up and vote "NO"!!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	If these places allow smoking in restaurants they will lose my business and a majority of my friends who feel the same!	Jun-01-2011
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Against	Please leave the voter enacted clean indoor air law alone, and oppose AB571.	Jun-01-2011
For	Private buisness should be able to make their own rules inside their own walls.... if people don't like it they should eat somewhere else	Jun-01-2011
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Against	What about smoke infiltration?!?!?! Who is going to enforce this!!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Throughout the process in the Ways and Means Committee, the bar and tavern owners were able to pretend that they were the authority regarding the NCIAA and its enforcement. They were able to dictate the direction of the amendments offered, and while they appeared to compromise, they presented language that did not address our major concern of the expansion of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke, and leaves us with changes to the law that remain unenforceable. The bottom line is that this bill still weakens the clean indoor air act, and it should be stopped. Please stand up for the concerned citizens, and take a stance against this bill. Vote NO on the floor!	Jun-01-2011
For	This bill will keep many people employed... If someone does not smoke then they do not have to go to theses types of places.	Jun-01-2011
Against	I am a frequent Vegas traveler and I want to encourage as many places to go smoke-free as possible. Clean air is a right that should be had by all.	Jun-01-2011
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For	Tired of getting sick from smoke everytime I go into a smokey casino. Which is why I stopped going & spending my money in them.	Jun-01-2011
For	Tired of getting sick from smoke everytime I go into a smokey casino. Which is why I stopped going & spending my money in them.	Jun-01-2011
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For	everyone is still smoking as they were before, only now they have no kitchen. AND the original bill was to keep children from inhaling second hand smoke..WELL..you have to be 21 to even go into the stand alone bars! duh!	Jun-01-2011
Against	is it possible that our great state of Nevada would reinstate SMOKING with all we know about second hand smoke, this is not rational nor is it the will of the PEOPLE not the lobbyists....vote NO NO NO	Jun-01-2011
For	Smoking rights should end where breathing rights begin	Jun-01-2011
For	Please help us get our smoking customers and gaming revenue back. we need these people to help get our staff back to work and the local economy moving again. The smoking ban, no matter what studies might say, has serious hampered our business	Jun-01-2011
For	I am an avid non-smoker, but I do not have the right as a patron to dictate how someone else runs their own business. As with any retail or restaurant establishment, if I do not like the products sold, what's on the menu, the decor or volume, I can chose to go somewhere else. If I do not want to eat/drink in a place that allows smoking, it is my right not to. It should be the owner's right to decide whether or not to allow smoking, just as it is a chef's choice of what to put on the menu or a retailer’s choice of what to sell.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	This is ridiculous. The voters passed this law. Barring an emergency, the legislature has no business changing it.	Jun-01-2011
Against	How do the tavern owners know the smoking ban has hurt their food sales?? Did they talk to all those customers that supposedly stopped coming in and ask them why they stopped visiting their businesses?? Or maybe their customers (like EVERYONE else in Nevada) can't afford to go out to eat--not to mention go to a tavern to eat, smoke, drink, and gamble. Commonsense health regulations are not the caused of our ills. If you want to blame someone, blame the mortgage companies and the investment banks. Tavern owners should be ashamed to go on record saying they would rather make money than protect the health of their own employees.	Jun-01-2011
For	There is a simple solution for all the people who are against this bill. And that is it makes total and complete sense to, if bothered by smoke while eating, go to one of the THOUSANDS OF RESTAURANTS IN THIS CITY THAT ARE NON- SMOKING! Why on earth would you go to a business that allows smoke to eat if you are bothered by smoke? Let me let you in on a secret: Gaming bars with food don't want your business if you are going to complain about it. Use your head. It's so simple.	Jun-01-2011
Against	This article shows that the smoking ban has not hurt restaurants and bars: http://bit.ly/nevadasmokingban	Jun-01-2011
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For	I feel the bill to limit smoking in taverns has been very detrimental to the bar and tavern business. As long as smoking is still allowed in casinos the bill revising the smoking ban should be passed. I am a non-smoker but support this bill.	Jun-01-2011
Against	I LOVE LOVE LOVE the clean air for my family and me. I Love that I can take my 2 year old and my 11 mo old out with us as a family and not have to worry about there growing lungs. Any busness that let people smoke will loose my familys busness. PLEASE LEAVE IT THE WAY THAT IT IS NOW!!!!	Jun-01-2011
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For	A gambler should be allowed to eat, drink, and also smoke as they please for they are the reason taverns stay open in the first place.	Jun-01-2011
For	Banning smoking should be the individual owners right, not allowing smoking has kelled small businesses	Jun-01-2011
For	the frist bill cost alot of jobs	Jun-01-2011
Against	Let's bring this state into the 21st century here. I'm from Las Vegas originally and it's time to do what the rest of the country and countries around the world are doing to protect workers and residents. Don't just protect the smoking ban, expand it to all areas.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	This is the most confusing thing I've ever read. What we voters voted on years back was clear and this isn't. Please remember your responsibility to represent us as our elected officials and make the right decision here. Oppose AB 571!	Jun-01-2011
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For	I am not a smoker but I believe that banning smoking in such places was wrong in the first place. The passage of this bill will also keep some bars and restaurants in business in these tough economic times.	Jun-01-2011
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For	allow the business owner to decide. gov't has no business here. take a look at all the bills you currently have open. its just silly dealing with all this regulation.	Jun-01-2011
Against	The prohibition of smoking at indoor facilities has been the most positive bit of legislation this state has enacted in a long time. Please do not reverse this law. The vast majority of the state's population supports the ban! Listen to us!	Jun-01-2011
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Against	People should have the right to breathe clean air! I am a frequent Vegas tourist.	Jun-01-2011
For	All the original law did was drive small bars out of business and created more unemployment. Obviously, the law did not attract any more nonsmokers to those locations to offset the loss of the smokers.	Jun-01-2011
Against	NO	Jun-01-2011
Against	I'm not a constituent, but do visit Nevada. Please do not weaken this law. It is unconscionable to allow a known cause of cancer, heart disease and other diseases to intentionally be introduced into the air of public places and workplaces. Please protect the health of visitors, and more importantly, the workers.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	The casinos also should have very specific areas for smoking and non smoking. My husband and I can no longer go to casinos that are smokey. Our health problems prohibit it. I'm sure we are not the only people who feel this way. We did own a time share in Las Vegas, but sold it because of this.	Jun-01-2011
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Against	I used to live in Vegas but went away for college in a smokefree state. Every time I visit home, it really bothers me how prevalent smoking is. I remember how ridiculous it was when my college friends would visit and laugh at how ridiculous it is that smoking is allowed in 7-11s! Rather than going out when I visit home, I much prefer to have house parties to avoid all the smoke in bars and clubs. The fact that NV haven't gone all the way smokefree is bad enough. Please do not backtrack now. We need to move forward!	Jun-01-2011
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For	Being a smoker, while I do admire the efforts of non-smokers, all the original law did was drive small bars out of business and created more unemployment. Obviously, the law did not attract any more nonsmokers to those locations to offset the loss of the smokers.	Jun-01-2011
For	Life is all about choices. Do you want to be around children when you go out? Do you want food? Do you want to have a drink where you go? Do you want to smoke a cigarette while you are there. Do you want to play some video poker? If this is what you offer than it is an adult decision you make to do so or choose not to. Our rights to a business should not be regulated to what you offer but by the peoples choice to patronize if they choose to do so!	Jun-01-2011
Against	Please keep our air clean for the health of our children and grandchildren.	May-31-2011
Against	As someone who is extremely allergic to smoke and also the grandmother of a 12 year old 4-time cancer survivor who is very compromised with regards to his breathing and health, I very much oppose any revisions to Indoor Smoking Act. Please keep our air clean for those with health problems and also for children of the future.	May-31-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is a killer. Please vote against this bill. Thank you.	May-31-2011
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Against	do not revise-keep it the way it is	May-31-2011
Against	no smoking indoors or outdooors!	May-31-2011
Against	I do not travel to Las Vegas or Laughlin due to the second hand smoke in casinos. There is only one casino in NM in which many of my colleges and I visit due to its smoke free environment. I believe that this bill will obtain a hard economic blow for your state.	May-31-2011
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Against	I live in IL and refuse to visit NV until the entire state is 100% smoke-free, including casinos.	May-31-2011
Against	Studies from the Surgeon General show that second hand smoke permanently alters DNA. We must consider the effect on society and particularly unborn children and young people.	May-31-2011
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Against	The proponents of this bill assured the legislature and stakeholders that their intent was not to weaken the NCIAA by expanding the number of places where smoking is allowed. It is interesting to note that the LCB inlcuded verbiage in the recent amendment that states that Section 1 expands where smoking is allowed. Please do not expose additional Nevadans to dangerous secondhand smoke!	May-31-2011
For	I used to go to Las Vegas once or twice every year. After the smoking ban was passed in 2006, I've been back once. I used to enjoy getting out of New York and going somewhere where smokers were treated like valued customers. I look forward to doing so again. Don't believe the fake "studies" that being submitted to you. I know many people in the East who feel the same way--why fly to Nevada when you can go to Pennsylvania and gamble and smoke in the casino? It used to be that you went to Nevada to get a rest from the nanny state.	May-31-2011
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Against	I DO NOT want this to pass.	May-31-2011
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Against	This is a giant step backward for the people of Nevada. Tavern owners want to sacrifice the health of Nevadans for their own greedy purposes.	May-31-2011
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Against	Secondhand smoke in any public place - NO! Leave the law alone, or, if you want to make a change, protect ALL Nevadans and strengthen it.	May-31-2011
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Against	I hate the way smoke goes around and makes it hard for me to breathe when I go out to casinos or clubs, it should definitely be banned.Just because other people want to ruin their lungs doesn't mean I want to join them. It's a very selfish thing to do and I'm sick of it.	May-31-2011
Against	If someone wants to smoke they can go outside; I do not want second-hand "death" smoke around me. Stop this bill! In fact, I think you have too many bills - let cut out the crap and focus on providing jobs and products for people; actual humans and NOT THE (you know what) CORPORATIONS. Get back to the basics of SERVING THE PEOPLE not CORPORATE or LOBBY INTERESTS!	May-31-2011
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For	Let us make our own decisions to smoke or not to smoke. It is still a legal lifestyle choice isnt it?	May-31-2011
Against	Smoking in bars that serve food should not be allowed. People should be able to eat and drink in a smokeless environment. Those wishing to smoke can always step outside for a moment, but those wishing to eat and drink cannot to same to escape a smoke-filled establishment.	May-31-2011
Against	I am a Las Vegas tourist who enjoys clean indoor air	May-31-2011
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Against	Please no more "definitions" - let's get with the 21st century and get rid of smoking in confined public areas.	May-31-2011
For	Please allow us all to make our own decisions. We respect the fact that the casino industry is our foundation but the choice to enter a smoking establishment should be left to the individual.	May-31-2011
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Against	Please leave the voter enacted clean indoor air law alone, and oppose AB571.	May-31-2011
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Against	The state as a whole will see a raise in health care costs if this bill is passed. . . . who is going to pay for that? US! NO to AB571	May-31-2011
Against	Nevada will continue to rank at the bottom of states in overall health as long as smoking is allowed indoors at public places. Banning smoking indoors is FREE and can reduce the cost to taxpayers for healthcare provided to smokers and those suffering the effects of second-hand smoke. Please do not allow Nevada to lose more ground on public health issues.	May-31-2011
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Against	We hate smoke in all public places and will not visit LV again if this bill passes.	May-31-2011
Against	We enjoy our smoke free places!	May-31-2011
Against	As a frequent tourist and visitor to Las Vegas I would certainly appreciate it is I didn't have to endure so much smoke when I visit.	May-31-2011
Against	smoking is bad for everyone, Can't believe that you jeoporadize the health of all the employees of your state and that you care less for the tourists. Smoke free in Colorardo is great in the casinos and restaurants.	May-31-2011
Against	Please consider the cost of human health and lives over consumer profit. Its the humane thing to do.	May-31-2011
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Against	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve. Smoking will still be prohibited in public restaurants where families can go. In my family, we are non-smokers. Some of us enjoy an occasional fine cigar. These adult-only environments foster our historic freedom and must be preserved!	May-31-2011
Against	Legislators are here to protect people. We expect mining companies to protect their employees from black lung and/or collapses. We expect construction companies to protect their employees from falls and injuries. Why should we expect bar/tavern AND CASINOS to protect their employees from secondhand smoke. The only protection is to ban smoking indoors! Do what is right!!! Protect employees from secondhand smoke!	May-31-2011
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Against	I have multiple chronic conditions and need to dine in smoke free venues. Please do not go backwards on this legislation. I voted for clean indoor air, please preserve my right to frequent places without tobacco smoke. Thanks!	May-31-2011
Against	To allow smoking in places will allow me not to visit. . . I am not alone on this issue. With enough people who share the same opinion, this will affect revenue.	May-31-2011
Against	Frequent Vegas work commuter	May-31-2011
For	Lets allow taverns that have smoking to be able to serve food at their establishments. This is good for the following reasons: 1. Taverns that have closed kitchens can now reopen them and bring workers back from being laid off. This will help reduce the unemployment, which is at an all time high here. 2. It is a proven fact that patrons who have access to eating food are 10 times less likely to be driving under the influence. The result is safer roads and highways 3. Revenue increase for the County; Health Cards, Food Service License fees, etc. all add up to revenue	May-31-2011
Against	FREQUENT VEGAS VISITOR--- THE AIR IN BARS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE, AND THE CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT HAS BEEN A SMALL STEP TOWARD A GREAT AND HEALTHY CITY.	May-31-2011
Against	I am frequently in Las Vegas for Business Trips, and the law as it is provides for clean indoor air that is much appreciated when traveling to Las Vegas on business from a state such as California that has amazing clean indoor air laws.	May-31-2011
Against	There should be no reason for people to smoke inside anywhere. If smokers want to smoke they should have to go outside. Non smokers should not have to suffer the health risks of second hand smoke just because it's inconvenient for smokers to go outside to get a fix of their nasty habit.	May-31-2011
Against	I appreciate the fact that I can go to a bar, or tavern, and eat bar food, without having smoke blown in my face. If this changes, those people WILL LOSE my business! I don't appreciate the effects of second-hand smoke!	May-31-2011
Against	When you breathe secondhand smoke, platelets in your blood get sticky and can form clots. It also damages the lining of your blood vessels. . . Who wants this?? Vote NO on AB571	May-31-2011
Against	Please keep smoking out of my favorite travel destination.	May-31-2011
Against	if no kids are allowed smoking should be	May-31-2011
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Against	Protect the NCIAA!	May-31-2011
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Against	Clean indoor air should be EXPANDED not reduced. Nevadans made it clear that they support clean indoor air, passing a bill that weakens the bill would completely ignore the will of the people. DO NOT SUPPORT THIS.	May-31-2011
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For	I work in a bar/tavern and i speak for all when i say it WILL effect business in a negative way... Why cant we just ban "kids" from ALL taverns/bars?????	May-31-2011
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Against	What about smoke filtrating into the rest of the restaurant? This WILL affect everyone!	May-31-2011
Against	we are not for smoking in restaurants or any public area	May-31-2011
For	It is about choices.Let the people vote with there $$$$$$. If they really don't want smoking then the bars will go out of business	May-31-2011
Against	Please leave the voter enacted clean indoor air law alone, and oppose AB571.	May-31-2011
Against	Has a NON smoking 33 year old, I hate dealing with smoke considering I am allergic to smoke.	May-31-2011
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For	People want the clean air bill, but what about the bar owners who depend on gambling in their establishment? Most people who gamble, also smoke and drink. That means people start losing their jobs because all anyone does is come in an eat. Food does not pay the bills, people! Gambling does. If you're worried about your children becoming exposed to 2nd hand smoke, then DON'T BRING THEM TO A BAR! Car exhaust is 10x worse then 2nd hand smoke, but you don't see anyone wanting to ban automobiles. Stop being hypocritical and join the cause that is going to be the best for the state and city. This is America, if you don't believe in going to a place that has smoking, then you have the choice not to walk in. Really simple.	May-31-2011
Against	Really, really...this is a no brainer. Who is paying you to put smoking back into our buildings?? Big tobacco? How about the health of everyone. This is archaic!! We shouldn't even have smoking in casinos..	May-31-2011
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Against	Please leave this bill as is. It has already been placed to vote and the citizens of Nevada have spoken!	May-31-2011
Against	Please vote NO on #571. Let's be healthy! Thanks.	May-31-2011
Against	I won't visit Las Vegas or anywhere else in Nevada if I have to be exposed to second-hand smoke. This is a serious health risk, and I will inform all of my relatives and friends that Nevada doesn't care about our health and hence, our tourist dollars. They, and I, need not visit your state.	May-31-2011
Against	Vote AGAINST AB571	May-31-2011
Against	What about the innocent people that work in these establishments? Why do they have to put up with stinking second hand smoke? It effects their health too. Don't go backwards! Smoking kills.	May-31-2011
Against	AB571 is a mistake, on so many levels!	May-31-2011
Against	Protect the health of all Nevadans, don't pass AB571!!!	May-31-2011
Against	As a frequent visitor to Reno, if this passes I will definitely take my money elsewhere.	May-31-2011
Against	This will expose workers to secondhand smoke, this isn't their fault! In today's economy they can't afford to quit their job and hope another comes along. Their health is at risk!!	May-31-2011
Against	I hate smoking and breathing smoke, and I will visit Nevada less frequently if this bill passes.	May-31-2011
For	It's already legal to smoke in taverns so why not allow food?	May-31-2011
Against	Don't let someone's addiction control you and put your health at risk! NO to AB571	May-31-2011
Against	The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was passed by a majority of Nevada voters, don't go back on our votes!	May-31-2011
Against	please i worked in naveda for 25 years in a casino breathing that very bad second hand smoke .olease dont reinstate smoking any where. thank you	May-31-2011
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Against	Listen to what the people voted for in 2006! Please vote No to weakening the NCIAA, your health depends on it too!	May-31-2011
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Against	The annual health care costs from smoking in Nevada are extremely high, AB571 would only make those worse!	May-31-2011
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Against	Smoking causes a huge productivity loss in Nevada! Let's keep our workers and our customers healthy and productive!	May-31-2011
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Against	30 minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke will double risk of heart attack for 48 hours. Don't weaken the Clean Indoor Air Act!!	May-31-2011
Against	Not bringing my family to Vegas if you allow smoke back into hospitality areas.	May-31-2011
Against	Revenue will go down if this is passed. All the nonsmokers will avoid all smoking establishments and health care costs will rise from all the smokers getting disease.... is this really worth it?	May-31-2011
Against	Stay healthy, protect the NCIAA!!	May-31-2011
Against	I don't feel it is right to allow one person's bad habbits to ruin the health of another person. Non smokers should not have to risk COPD or lung cancer in order to go to a public place. I don't smoke, never have, but my lungs have been compromised by second hand smoke since I've moved to Nevada. Yeah, it does piss me off. It has become my habbit to avoid bars and casinos as much as possible specifically because I associate them with smoking. For others that would like to go but hate second hand smoke; it should be an inalienable right.	May-31-2011
Against	Why should we have to cater to smokers? They are the ones exposing others to secondhand smoke and lung disease! More people are likely to go out and eat at smoke free places than places filled with nasty smoke! Say NO to AB571!	May-31-2011
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Against	Keep Nevada healthy and clean! Lung cancer is the number one killer in the US, let's not add to those numbers! Protect the NCIAA please!	May-31-2011
For	IF YOU ARE OVER 21 AND DONT WANT THE SMOKE, DONT GO IN THE BAR. THESE BARS ARE 21 AND OVER ANYWAY. NO CHILDREN ALLOWED. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THESE PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.	May-31-2011
Against	Please leave the voter enacted clean indoor air law alone, and oppose AB571.	May-31-2011
Against	As a tourist who would like visit NV, this bill would make it far less likely that I will ever do so.	May-31-2011
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Against	Who is going to enforce this so that restaurants don't start to allow smoking? Who is going to enforce this so that smoke doesn't get into the restaurants?? A bar is one thing, but a restaurant is another. We don't want smoke while we eat. Protect the NCIAA!	May-31-2011
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Against	Protect our right to breathe clean air and not be exposed to secondhand smoke!	May-31-2011
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Against	Every other city has smokefree laws... Its great! I can't be around secondhand smoke. Please protect this voter approved law.	May-31-2011
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Against	Please do not allow second hand smoke back into the workplace for bartenders and servers. It has been proven that there are serious health hazards involved with second had smoke.	May-31-2011
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For	I think that People should have the freedom to smoke anywhere they wish. I am a non-smoker but do not believe I have the right to dictate other peoples actions. Ever! As I do not wish anyone dictate mine!	May-31-2011
For	ANYONE UNDER "21" SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED IN BAR OR GAMING ESTBLISHMENT PERIOD.	May-31-2011
Against	Before you know it family restaurants will find some way to allow smoking at Chili's, Applebees, Buffalo Wild Wings, Bj's etc. . . it's only a matter of time if this bill is passed. Who wants to be exposed to deadly toxins while eating their dinner! Please vote NO on AB571!	May-31-2011
Against	I do not want my children getting exposed to second hand smoke. As it is we dont take our children to restaurants that are in bars. I still see them smoking and serving food. There is no one to enforce this. But please keep it like it is..	May-31-2011
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For	This will NOT open family friendly restuarants to allow smoking in their establishemnts. This is ONLY for smoking in "adult only" bars, this is NOT where families go for dinner with children! Children will NOT be exposed to secondhand smoke. Why would you take children out for dinner at a BAR???? Most Smoking zelots are so wrong! Protect the Nevada economy and let the bar patrons vote with their patronage!	May-31-2011
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Against	Please leave the voter enacted clean indoor air law alone, and oppose AB571. WE WANT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE RESIDING IN NEVADA. I WILL NEVER VOTE AGAIN FOR A LEGISLATOR WHO VOTES TO CHANGE A BILL THE VOTERS ENACTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL WHO TRIED TO STOP THIS BILL FROM BEING CHANGED. KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK!!!!!	May-31-2011
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Against	Keep the clean indoor air law as it is	May-31-2011
Against	This will open family friendly restuarants to allow smoking in their establishemnts. This is more than just smoking at your average corner bar, this is where our families go for dinner with our healthy, pure, innocent children! Why should they have to be exposed to deadly secondhand smoke just because they wanted to go our for dinner???? This is so wrong! Protect the NCIAA and our children!	May-31-2011
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Against	Please leave the voter enacted Clean Indoor Air law alone and oppose AB 571. I have had family affected by second hand smoke. It is dangerous and allowing any smoking near and around food is a very, very bad idea. There is still adequate space for smokers. And I do NOT believe money is being lost by those casinos/bars who claim it is causing their profits to go down.	May-31-2011
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For	I can understand stopping smoking in restaurants where children eat, but not in a bar! adults make the choice to come into a bar if they dont like the smoke go some where that doesn't smoke.	May-31-2011
Against	I should have the right to be in a public place without being subjected to toxic chemicals of any kind, including cigarette smoke. This should be taken even further and applied to smoking around children.	May-31-2011
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For	If the bill pass I believe there will be opportunity left the Local residents to choose where they would like to go based on their enjoyment. There will be a Smoking friendly establishments and for sure Non Smoking establishments.This will be a FREE Competition allowing choice to the customers/local residents.They will need to make their own choice do they want to enjoy their cup of coffee with the cigarette or with out.Lets say in my neighborhood I have smoking establishment on the southeast major crossroad and I have a non smoking establishment at the northwest corner for example.I believe I deserve my choice.If you denied the bill what is gonna happen with Vegas citizen choice!There is just no choice.Instead 2 establishments in the neighborhood there will be only one for non smokers because the other one will be out of business!!I am a smoker but I do not like to smell the smoke that's why I am choosing the Taverns with upscale air cleaning equipment at the bar that maintain the air cleaner than a lot of non smoking Taverns without air filtration.I love my cup of coffee with cigarette in public talking with my fellow neighbor at the local Tavern we pick to go.That's why I pick Las Vegas for my living and retirement. I respect my fellow the non smoker and if he do not feel comfortable at the bar we can go to the non smoking dining section and enjoy.If my fellow the non smoker like to seat at the bar but still feel not comfortable with the air filtration system we can go around the corner to our neighborhood non smoking establishment and make our conversation at that Tavern bar. All this examples are to show you haw many choices we have by passing this bill and absolutely no choices of enjoyment if we denied the bill.This is all about Vegas you have choices to enjoy.I love my cigarette with my coffee after lunch at the bar not outside at 120 F. For some extreme health care fellow non smokers Vegas is not the best choice to live they should pick San Diego for exam	May-30-2011
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Against	Please read this article that explains than the NCIAA has not effected bar revenues...the economy has: http://bit.ly/nevadasmokingban	May-30-2011
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For	Let's keep the World Capitol of Entertainment at the level the visitors expect when they visit Las Vegas.Let's do not forget why the tourists coming to Vegas.For sure not to sleep and relax in their hotel rooms .Lets not forget why the locals decide to live in Las Vegas?! For sure not to watch TVs and waiting to die in their residents. Dear legislatures we all know what Vegas is all about.Please lets help Vegas economy to start to bread again and lets leave the adults locals and tourists to pick their own breading. And regards non smokers adults we all know that their is a lot of ways to protect their health by having non smoking visitors dining sections and with the present technology there are sophisticated air cleaning systems that every business owner who would like his business to progress have to install and be sure that aether in the smoking sections like around the bar area the air quality meeting his customers expectations.With the present Air Cleaning Technology you can seat next to the heavy smoker and can't feel the smoke period. Dear Fox please lets agree that Vegas is what is it because this city is unique and is exemption from a lot of rules and regulations nationwide.And if we would like to keep the Fabulous Las Vegas attractive for the Worldwide tourism and keep it attractive for locals to live and grow lets give green light to this Bill and make it happen!I am not a smoker and care about my health and I always making my choices where I would like to be and quality of air I would like to bread .Thank you for the consideration.	May-30-2011
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Against	Partial sanity for Vegans does not make a wrong a right. Therefore and evermore our noncreative leadership will only pretend to consciously care about are friendly visitors health. This is just about our greed of their money. SinCity continues to live its truth. How sad this state (NV) of mind !!! Sleep well ???	May-30-2011
For	Too many businesses were lost after passing this. I am NOT a smoker and if I go to a bar or restaurant and smoking bothers me, I can choose to leave.	May-30-2011
For	I approve the ammendment to the smoking ban. I am a manager at a local "stand alone" tavern & our business is suffering due to customers not being aloud to smoke! Our customers are 21 & over; they should be able to be adults & make their own decision if they want to smoke. This law has forced many local taverns to take away their food just so their gamers can smoke, which I feel is worse not to have food when there is a consumption of alcohol in any establishment. Handing out snacks is NOT enough. If you want our economy to get better, we need to go back to what Vegas was made from; GAMBLING, SMOKING & DRINKING! Thanks for your time.	May-30-2011
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For	Private business should be free to make their own choices. If the market wants bars without smoking, then those who allow it will go out of business. It should be up to the owners, not the government.	May-30-2011
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Against	We already pay for the health care of many people d.t. smoke and second hand smoke. Have you seen the stats in Medicaid cost to us, the middle class taxpayers? You, the legislatures, don't have to worry about the cost of your health care, we pay for it. For my family and friends and self, we stay out of the casinos because of the smoke. Guess we will also be saving money by not going into restaurants that allow smoking. I work in health care and see the devastating effects it has on children. For the life of me, I do not understand why you would consider this bill unless the lobbyist are lining your pockets.	May-30-2011
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Against	Please do not weaken the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-30-2011
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For	Smoking should only be allowed in places with an age requirement. If an tavern is adult only, shouldn't adults be allowed to make thier own decisions? Children do not belong in these places to begin with.	May-30-2011
Against	Bars are out performing the overall NV economy. Bar sales are up 9.6%. Nevadans support the smoking ban at 83%. Heart Attacks & strokes have decreased since the ban, and NV has saved$34 million annually on Medicare charges, & $14 milliion on Medicade charges. The voters want the smoking ban. Don't ignore the will of the people. NO on AB571. Protect my right to breathe clean air and be healthy.	May-30-2011
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Against	Please keep smoking out of the dining establishments !	May-30-2011
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Against	I do not want smoking in any bars and taverns.	May-30-2011
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For	Maybe gambling will be voted out next. Please go back to California.	May-30-2011
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Against	This could be one of the WORST this Nevada could pass!!!	May-30-2011
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Against	This bill is a HUGE mistake!!!!!! The amendments have made it even worse, now it will nit keep our children safe and that is just wrong! Do what you want to yourself but leave the children alone!!!!	May-30-2011
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Against	It has been proven time after time that the NCIAA does NOT affect businesses!!	May-30-2011
Against	Stand up for what is right!!!!!!	May-30-2011
Against	Just say no!!!!!!!!	May-30-2011
Against	Why expose our children to secondhand smoke??? We have came so far, let's not take a huge step backwards as a state!!!	May-30-2011
Against	This has nothing to do with the economy. This is purely about keeping everyone safe from the deadly effects of secondhand smoke. Go through the comments and aee how many people have lost a loved one from secondhand smoke. You could be next if you pass this deadly bill. Not to mention watching health care costs rise even more! That is the effect on the economy!	May-30-2011
For	I believe this is vital for our small business's to survive this ecomomy. I believe this is vital for Navada's ecomomy.	May-30-2011
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For	Let's not penalize small business!	May-30-2011
For	It makes sense to allow people in taverns who are drinking, to eat food while they are there. However, if NV is going to outlaw smoking in places where food is served, then let them do it at the casinos as well to level the business playing field.	May-30-2011
Against	I don"t want to be exposed to second hand smoke. My grandfather died of lung cancer and I want to keep my lungs pink. What would happen if the smaller establishments were allowed to start smoking again because they also have a bar, my children would also be exposed. No thank you. smoke outside or better yet, stop smoking and save money.	May-30-2011
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Against	We voted for clean air and we voted for you. Don't take away our rights!	May-29-2011
Against	Clear air please!!!	May-29-2011
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Against	We want clean air everywhere!	May-29-2011
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Against	I oppose this bill because it will expose children, families and employees to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is a known health risk to pregnant women and children.	May-29-2011
Against	This bill is just one step away from bringing smoking back into our restaurants and we already know that tobacco related healthy costs NV over $565 million. How can we afford this?	May-29-2011
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Against	I oppose all AB 571 new language specifically in p.2 line 18-19, p.3 lines 20-28, page 4, lines 30-39, because it would eliminate my vote cast in the past at the polling place. Ok with me on the proposed new words on page 5 lines 33-39, to support potential of business promotion including "e) The area of a convention facility in which a meeting or LINE 34 trade show is being held, during the time the meeting or trade LINE 35 show is occurring, if the meeting or trade show: LINE 36 (1) Is not open to the public; LINE 37 (2) Is being produced or organized by a business relating to, LINE 38 tobacco or a professional association for convenience stores; and. . ." There is not one business—a casino or a tavern—that can prevent a customer from bringing into the establishment a child due to no tavern police powers. Tavern owners complaining about business should look at NV population decrease & no work for people to blame in business reduction rather than customers wanting to smoke as the reason affecting tavern business. On 5/29/11, I sat in a row of 9 people at church. Every person but me is out of work. That is the reason there is no business – there is no work NOT the lack of ability to smoke in a tavern.	May-29-2011
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Against	I was so hoping that because of the crackdown on smoking, it would prompt more people to just quit. I have never been a smoker, but I have known people that died from lung cancer as a result of having smoked. Is this something we want to encourage when health care will become more restrictive in years to come. I will never go into an establishment that allows smoking, but that is my choice. My concern is stop making it easy for these smokers and give them an incentive to quit and live longer, more productive lives.	May-29-2011
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For	Give the freedom back to the public again!	May-29-2011
For	The current bill has been a disaster for the economy of Nevada. Let't use some common sense and help put the economy back on it's feet.	May-29-2011
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For	This really needs to be changed!	May-29-2011
For	This should have been the wording. Of the bill all along. Minors are still subjected to large amounts of cigarette smoke while walking through casinos to their rooms or non gaming areas every day..the bill was written to protect casinos, not minors! And It destroyed local business.	May-29-2011
Against	Would you believe that even some adults don't like smoking in bars or restaurants? Do the right thing here. Remember that voters voted on this and we will hold our elected officials accountable for going against the will of the voters.	May-29-2011
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For	The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act hurts businesses and restricts the rights of smokers, and tavern owners. People can choose to frequent or avoid those places that serve food and allow smoking. Let the market decide.	May-29-2011
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For	I do not smoke, but I believe that taverns, saloons,etc should have smoking. It's our choice to go there or not.	May-29-2011
For	Not one of these people voting against this revision is even aware that the revision would be to allow smoking in 21 and over outlets. You will also notice every "against" vote is clearly a lobby group listing their talking points. Always with the "we voted for it" or "the children" or "smoking costs us money". BS all the way. The orignal bill was slipped in with hiden agendas, so complex that the general public could not understand it in a few minutes in a voting both. These "against" voters don't even gamble..clearly by some of the comments. One even said they didn't understand why a gambler can't just go outside to smoke!! That answers the question as to how out of touch the "againts" are. Go back to CA "against's" and don't bankrupt our state like you did yours. You "againt's" all love what this state has given you don't YOU! Well, that is from gambling, not your beloved gift shops and tire stores. GAMBLING MAKES US ALL WEALTHY and gamblers smoke. But those who do not work or are not in the industry could care less as long as they get their cut in the end.	May-28-2011
Against	I care about the quality of the air I and my family breath and so should our state. Tobacco kills more people that drugs, alcohol, murders, and HIV each year.	May-28-2011
Against	Instead of giving in to the pressures of the casino/tavern industry consider the health of Nevadans when thinking about this revision of the Nevada Clean Indoor Act. Many other states have tackled this issue with few problems because it became law. Why is it a person gambling at the bar counter can not get up and go outside to have a smoke. If all establishments had to follow the law there should be no problems. Put teeth into it instead of revising it and making it weaker. Maybe it could save lives and health care costs in Nevada. Please consider the will of the people of Nevada.	May-28-2011
Against	I believe that we the people of Nevada voted on this bill because we do not want to be breathing second hand smoke nor do we believe that employees of establishments should have to choose their job or their health. I think if you change the will of the people that you will be undermining the democratic process that we are suppose to believe in. Why bother voting if our elected officials can change our vote at anytime. Please consider all these reasons before revising this act.	May-28-2011
For	the passing of this bill has contributed to the downfall of a strong economy and added more unemployment claims than any other bill ever passed at a time when we need to save jobs not eliminate them. nevada can do better.	May-28-2011
For	Adult establishment for adults! Children and minors should not be an issue. If you don't like smoke and etc go somewhere that is "green, Yuppie and political correct" and owned and operated by same.	May-28-2011
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For	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve. Smoking will still be prohibited in public restaurants where families can go. In my family, we are non-smokers. Some of us enjoy an occasional fine cigar. These adult-only environments foster our historic freedom and must be preserved!	May-28-2011
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For	People should be allowed to smoke in bars with food. There are plenty other options for those who dont want to be around cigarette smoke to go eat out.	May-28-2011
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For	First they don't allow you to smoke in a tavern? What next? Ban alcohol?	May-28-2011
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For	Smoking in bars or casino or cigar store should not be regulated. Smoking cigars outdoors anywhere should not be regulated either.	May-28-2011
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For	This law is about jobs for Nevada. Let (adult only) business decide if they will allow smoking. Then consumers vote with their patronage!	May-28-2011
For	First of all, I am a NON-SMOKER. It is time to make this situation right. This is the United States and all people have the right to make a choice. Business owners should have the options of who they serve and consumers should have the choice where they choose to eat and/or gamble. There should be NO rerstrictions on smoking in bars. Using the argument of second hand smoke effecting children has NO bearing since children aren't allowed in bars. If people do not want to eat in bars/restaurants which allow smoking that is there choice. They can eat or gamble elsewhere.	May-28-2011
For	MINORS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN BARS ALKDULTS CAN MAKE THEIT OWN DECISIONS	May-28-2011
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For	A Bar owner should have the RIGHT to allow smoking (with food) if he/she chooses. This will also bring back jobs!!!!	May-28-2011
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For	We need to keep our freedom to smoke alive!	May-28-2011
Against	Do not reverse the will of the people who voted for the NCIAA through voter initiative in 2006. If this bill is passed most assuredly more Nevadans will once again be forced to breathe deadly, smoke-filled air in public places to satisfy the wishes of the minority. A recent American Lung Association poll shows 83% of Nevada voters currently support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-28-2011
Against	We don't want more smoke in our lungs....Keep the Smoke Out...!!!	May-28-2011
For	Smoking should be allowed in bars. People under 21 should not be allowed in bars.	May-28-2011
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For	it is o.k. to smoke in one bar and to blocks down it is illegal how is that fair?????	May-28-2011
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For	since when are cigarettes illegal? this is America give buisness a choice.	May-28-2011
For	get some people back to work, level the playing field.	May-28-2011
For	Most of the Pubs we go to in town have gotten much better about the ventilation and they have separate areas for people that want to sit and eat. They have the systems set so that any cigarette smoke will be blown away from those areas. Also, the Pubs we go to have forbidden smoking cigars. Please remember, (and I have charted this on my own) that approx. 85% of all people that gamble smoke! Thank you for your consideration, Edward Tucker	May-28-2011
Against	I want clean air, that is why I voted for it in the first place. Don't let the bar owners cause my child to get cancer from second hand smoke. We should try to keep Nevada cleaner not smokier.	May-28-2011
Against	breathing is not an option	May-28-2011
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Against	The voters have spoken and State of Nevada cannot afford the health care costs of second-hand smoke.	May-28-2011
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Against	We voted for clean air. Our numbers showed what the people want. Please do not over turn the current clean air policy. When compared to other states, our concern for clean air is an embarrassment. Secondhand smoke is deadly. Please vote with the will of the people. Otherwise... why do we vote?	May-28-2011
For	It's important to Nevada's economy.	May-28-2011
For	I lost my job because of the smoking ban. This is las Vegas, people need to understand that myself and 100's more are out of work. Don't go eat in an establishment that allows smoking! It's as simple as that. Put locals back to work!	May-28-2011
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For	I am a non-smoker – and while I appreciate a smoke free environment, I understand the importance of smoking and gambling. The two go together and in OUR state – Nevada, our economy IS gaming. This is Las Vegas, a town that was built on allowing visitors and residents to enjoy the freedoms that other states deny. The tourists should not even be chiming in because they only visit the casino properties, which have always allowed smoking….and I bet the majority of those voting AGAINST are from other, failing, bankrupt states. You moved here to reap the rewards of our success but now you are trying to ruin our state. If you don’t like the way we do things in Nevada, please move back to where you came from and take your laws with you!	May-28-2011
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Against	optimize a safe environment for eating/socializing. Historically if folks want to just drink...let them be exposed to the dangers of 2nd hand smoke. BUt make it feasible if folks want to drink, they can go to an eatery with alcohol and enjoy drinking and socializing without tobacco exposure. Those that want/need to use tobacco have a site (the bar) where hours could be spent. THey should be able to leave tobacco a few minutes to eat. THen back to the bar. Bars are for pleasure, so allegedly is tobacco. Eatery sites are partially essential to life and tobacco should be banned.	May-27-2011
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Against	Please do not pass this bill. I currently have 3 close friends that have cancer. One has already passed on a week ago. My second friend is in hospice and is waiting to die. My third friend is undergoing treatments that are so expensive, evasive and no one knows if this will work or not. Smoking tobacco is dangerous for everyone and very addicting. Smoking causes Cancer and kills people and families.	May-27-2011
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For	Smoking is a legal activity. Tavern owners catering to adults-only should have the right to decide what legal activities they allow under their roof.	May-27-2011
Against	I am fighting my 3rd round of Cancer from Secondhand smoke. I have also had my Voice box removed and can't talk without using a machine. I did not know secondhand smoke was so bad and I got my cancer from the people I worked with, my friends and family.I said go ahead and smoke it won't brother me. WRONG. If you allow them to serve food in smoking bars, a smoker my tell his wife lets go out and eat with the guys, she is pregnant, She don't know that Secondhand smoke will destroy her and the Baby health and mybe kill her new baby. a lot of people don't know how bad Secondhand smoke is for them and their baby, so they don't know to stay away from it. Over 50,000 people die each year from Secondhand smoke. A lot of smokers don't know they are killing their family and friend. Please don't allow a them to create a trap. Let people eat in a clean enviroment. The Voters, Voted for clean Air Please don't take it away from them.	May-27-2011
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For	Smoking is a choice, and if your over 21 you should have that choice to smoke within that tavern. Keep the taverns over 21 and the children stay smoke free. A WIN WIN.	May-27-2011
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For	We were told that when the smoking was gone in the bars that the non-smokers would come back in. Where are they? Why haven't they flocked back in? It is the smokers that support these neighborhood businesses. Why do we not leave our citizens alone. If you do not want to be around the smoke, stay home. That nis where you are anyway.	May-27-2011
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Against	As your constituent and a family nurse practitioner I ask to please resist any changes to the Nevada Clean Air Act. This act protects patrons and employees from the harmful effects of second hand smoke. I appreciate your consideration, Thank you, Cheryl Broussard, MSN, FNP-BC	May-27-2011
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For	Why can people smoke in Casinos where children are allowed to walk thru to bowl, eat, see a movie, ect. but people cannot smoke in Taverns where children are prohibited? Is it really about protecting the children??	May-27-2011
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For	Why is it that everyone against this bill can only play to your emotions. I firmly agree smoking is a nasty, filthy habit. This is not a pro smoking bill but a pro food service bill. Somking is currently allowed in these taverns, what is not allowed is food service. Opponants, please read the bill and address the issue not the emotions.	May-27-2011
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For	This is a Freedom of Choice If a Bar allows smoking then I have a choice not to go there, if it doesn't and I smoke my right to smoke is prohibited and I have NO choice. In an Adult only business this is equalible for all concerned the Bar owner/operator will decide what is best for his business.	May-27-2011
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For	The way the bill is currently written it only eliminates people from eating, not from smoking. It should be the right of bar owners to determine how to run their businesses. If they feel that it is more profitable to allow smoking they should allow it. If they feel that is is more profitable to ban smoking they should ban it. It should be their choice. I also believe that bars that allow smoking should not allow people under the age of 21 to frequent their taverns.	May-27-2011
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For	When the Nevada Clean Air Act was first being touted, a misconception was used to get the bill passed. The misconception was that the bill would protect "The Children". My stand was that children should not be in bars and pubs. Smoking is still allowed in casinos where children go to eat, bowl, watch movies, etc. What's wrong with that picture.	May-27-2011
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For	I am strongly for this bill	May-27-2011
Against	It is the wrong thing to do to allow smoking in confined areas, especially where food is served or consumed. We need to start doing the right things if we want this country to move in the right direction.	May-27-2011
Against	Secondhand smoke is dangerous. People who choose not to smoke should not have to be exposed to it. Please do not support anything that will weaken the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act	May-27-2011
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For	I believe with this bill passing it will help our taverns out here become more competitive with the gaming "parlors" and the local casino market. Thank You	May-27-2011
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Against	I am against smoking in bars. I am a non-smoker and enjoy watching a football game, gambling and eating in my local bar and I DO NOT WANT TO have someone smokeing next to me. The ban is in place for a reason, keep it that way!	May-27-2011
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For	The economy needs to be jumpstarted by putting people back to work.	May-27-2011
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Against	I do not support AB571 because it would severely weaken the public health protections provided by the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Everyone--not just office workers--deserves a workplace that is free from toxic air. Restaurants, bars, and casinos are all workplaces and employees in these establishments have the highest rate of exposure to tobacco smoke. Please don't weaken this law.	May-27-2011
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Against	Please strengthen, not weaken anti-smoking laws. Groups are starting to get the idea that having conventions in a smoke filled casino is not a good idea. Check with the AARC!	May-27-2011
For	Its time to let adults be adults. People are losing ther jobs over this bill. Kitchens are closing. We are in a lousy economy. Let taverns and bars compete with the Dotty's and the casinos. If you love locals then help them keep jobs. Thanks	May-27-2011
For	Until the law includes casinos also I and many other local business workers will never support this bill. Local businesses CANNOT be singled out. A law for all businesses or for none at all.	May-27-2011
Against	This bill represents a terrible step backwards regarding breathable, clean air. Second hand smoke kills over 50,000 a year in the United States. This is crazy for increased smoking to even be up for consideration.	May-27-2011
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For	The smoking ban was written by lawyers and written is such a way that made people think that childern where being harmed by the second hand smoke in restaurants. All bars and taverns got lump in with that group. They used childern to tug on your heart strings for their cause, which I myself find quite deplorable.I agree that second hand smoke is bad. However, I do not agree that the ban should have included bars and taverns. I don't know about anyone else, but I do not take my child to a BAR. I work in bars every day and I do not see childern in them. I see adults, of which should be able to deside for themself, not having the government deside for them. Oh and one last thing, show me hard science that the second hand smoke is going to kill me. I am talking about everyday exposure, not concentrated exposure. There are a lot of other things out there that will kill me a lot quicker then second hand smoke.	May-27-2011
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For	2nd hand smoke kills people who other-wise make good choices,3 hand smoke leaves particulates on all surfaces,which we then absorb. not smoking in public is respectful and teaches by example Lets make the right choice.	May-27-2011
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Against	The citizens of this state have voted FOR indoor smoking regulation, please do not enact legislation that undoes the will of the citizens	May-27-2011
Against	If you want to continue to attract tourists to the area, I'd highly recommend not revising the bill.	May-27-2011
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For	I have been in the food and beverage business here in Las Vegas for 7 years. When the smoking ban was instituted in 2006 I saw a lot of bars and restaurants go out of business (and this was when the economy was good). I also saw a lot of taverns close their kitchens so they could keep their gaming customers resulting in the termination of kitchen and dining room staff. Passing bill AB571 would help in restoring Nevada's economy.	May-27-2011
For	I am for this! It needs to come back!	May-27-2011
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For	Let each privately owned establishment decide whether or not they allow smoking and in turn the public can then decide which establishment to support.	May-27-2011
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Against	Places are already allowing people gambling to smoke in these places while people right next to them are eating. No reason to legalize it cause places like Shucks, Timbers, PT's, and Winchells already do it.	May-27-2011
For	I don't smoke, but people should be allowed to gamble, drink, eat and smoke in taverns just like casinos. The people who work in both know the risks of secondhand smoke, and understand when they take a job there.	May-27-2011
Against	I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.	May-27-2011
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For	Smoking is already allowed in taverns. This bill just allows food service	May-27-2011
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Against	This is a tremendous step in the wrong direction. The evidence against secondhand smoke is increasing daily. Why make Nevada less healthy on purpose?	May-27-2011
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Against	Nevada needs to toughen up smoking restrictions, not loosen them. Second hand smoke kills. Just read the Surgeon General's report. About 75% of Americans are non-smokers. In a democratic society we need to cater to the majority, especially in cases where the majority are for a healthier option that saves lives. Not only does strengthening smoking restrictions help non-smokers, but it also increases cessation rates for smokers. We need to shift public opinion on cigarette smoking in Nevada. The general reaction to someone smoking in public should be similar to someone spitting in public. I am sick of being forced to breathe toxic chemicals when it could be stopped by following the lead of most other countries and states. The trend is to go totally smoke-free, we need to get on board with the rest of the civilized world. Thank you.	May-27-2011
Against	We as a state voted for clean air three years ago, we need to keep it this way.	May-27-2011
For	Adults should be able to make their own choices. Children would be protected, since this only applies to adult only establishments. Businesses should be allowed to decide what clientele they want to attract and adults should be able to choose where they want to go without restrictions.	May-27-2011
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For	This law will allow adults to engage in activities that they choose to, while still allowing others who do not smoke or do not want to be around smoke to still go to other locations. It returns freedom of choice to those of us who decide that smoking is acceptable among adults and also will put back to work many who lost jobs when the earlier regulation was passed.	May-27-2011
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Against	seriously? its 2011, lets not go back to 1957	May-27-2011
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Against	We already voted to ban smoking in restaurants. Why is this issue coming up again and wasting time and tax dollars?	May-27-2011
Against	The Clean Indoor Air Act was long overdue and needs to extend the prohibition of smoking in any and all buildings, not be amended to appease bar and tavern owners. People who choose to smoke should not be able to give lung cancer to others.	May-27-2011
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For	With our current economic state, we should be doing everything we can to encourage businesses to flourish and prosper. AB571 will provide business owners an opportunity to choose what is the best for their operation, while keeping children safe from the dangers of second hand smoke.	May-27-2011
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For	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve. Smoking will still be prohibited in public restaurants where families can go. In my family, we are non-smokers. Some of us enjoy an occasional fine cigar. These adult-only environments foster our historic freedom and must be preserved!	May-27-2011
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For	Nevada has always been, Gaming, smoking, drinking and prostitution. Why change it now? If you believe in Nevada vote against this bill.	May-27-2011
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For	Businesses are hurting enough in Nevada! The ability to enjoy a premium cigar is a very large part of the "good life" that so many look for when in our great state. This is about freedom of choice: freedom for adult consumers, business owners and employees to make their own decisions.	May-27-2011
For	If passed, this bill will bring jobs to Las Vegas and promote a better economy. We need to pass this bill! Let Vegas be Vegas!!!	May-27-2011
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For	We are all slowly losing every right afford us by the constitution, It is time we as humans, stood up for something we believe in & Tell the government to worry about our homeless problem ,our foreclosures & our jobless rate.	May-27-2011
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Against	Didn't the Nevada citizens vote to repeal smoking in public areas? Aren't parents supposes to take their children and/or their elderly parents out to eat? Many of whom second-hand smoke is a real issue, and for others it is a possible future issue. How many restaurants do not have bars in them? This bill is going against the desires of the people of Nevada--Do not make us have this fight again!!	May-27-2011
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For	Mentally healthy individuals don't need the government, whether federal or state telling them what they can and can't do. Let the free market rule. People still smoke in bars because they want to. If you don't want to smoke or don't like smoke don't visit these establishments. Stop depending on the government to keep you safe, you can see how that has turned out... SMOKE YOUR BRAINS OUT....	May-27-2011
For	Dear Nevada Legislator: This letter is written to express the support of the proposed amendment to the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act, NRS 202.2483 ("NCIAA), which is currently before you this session. In 2006 when the NCIAA was voted on by the general public , the petition on which the ballot question was based stated, "This Act shall be known, cited and referred to as the "Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act: Protecting children and families from secondhand smoke in most public places, excluding stand-alone bars and gaming areas of casinos". In the preamble to the Act itself it states that smoking is allowed in bars. What the Act did was to eliminate food from the smoking areas of taverns. We would argue that the majority of people voting in favor did not understand that consequence. The Bill before you today simply seeks to reinstate food service in areas of bars where smoking is already legal and was approved by the voters as such in 2006. The affect of the smoking ban, coupled with the recession close on its heels, has devastated the Nevada tavern industry. This proposed legislation will attempt to help out the small business owners who operate the majority of taverns in Nevada. It will also allow us to put Nevadans back to work, by allowing locations which chose to close their kitchens rather than have their patrons stop smoking, to re-open those kitchens and bring additional staff on. This constituent would urge you to pass the proposed amendment to the NCIAA, which continues to protect children from secondhand smoke, helps create jobs and does not expand smoking beyond areas which it is already allowed.	May-27-2011
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For	let us choose where we want to eat!!!!! smoking or not. leave our rights alone. are you telling me i cant bring my baby to the bar cause there might be cig smoke there, come on!	May-27-2011
For	We do not need more governmental interference in our lives. Any person who is not yet aware of the harmful effects of smoking to both themselves and others has his head in the sand. Yet, our air, water, food, clothing, and general environment all contain carcinogens and other harmful elements, but the effects are not advertised as the smoking issues are. Bars, taverns and saloons are already governed to prohibit the presence of children. There are abundant options for any adult who wishes to avoid the atmosphere of cigarette smoke. The current prohibition of smoking in bars that serve food is completely unnecessary and extremely deterimental to the related businesses. Non-smokers have their rights, granted; but smokers also have rights. In this case, I feel that non-smokers are actually the minority as far as insisting that, because they may wish to patronize a particular bar, everyone else at that bar should refrain from smoking in their presence. They have the option to go to a voluntarily non-smoking establishment. Thank you,	May-27-2011
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Against	This will add to the health burdens on citizens of Nevada and to our health care costs. Do not weaken our clean-air laws. Please defeat this bill.	May-27-2011
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For	I agree that we need to limit smoke from our children, but children shouldnt be in bars even if they serve food. A bar is similar to a casino too so if you dont want to be around smoke dont go to that bar. If no smoking is preferred by masses then the business will respond in kind and you can have naturally occurring smoke free bars but let the free market dictate not government.	May-27-2011
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Against	I STRONGLY oppose this bill. I and many others in my area suffer from lung problems. SURELY you are not going to allow this to pass!	May-27-2011
For	It makes sense to have food readily available for people over 21 who are drinking alcoholic beverages. However, the current law prohibits over 21 patrons from eating in a tavern where food is served if there is smoking present. It does allow patrons (where minors can be present) to smoke and drink in taverns that do not serve food. What’s the connection? It also allows certain taverns and all casinos to serve food where smoking is present. Minors can and are present in these establishments. Because the law only applies to some taverns, it financially penalizes those establishments with a competitive disadvantage.	May-27-2011
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For	I am an adult and I choose to make my own choices regarding my own life and I am responsible for those choices. It is not up to government to tell me what to do.	May-27-2011
For	Let adults be adults, keep freedom of choice alive. I do not smoke cigarettes.	May-27-2011
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Against	It is very important for the health of Nevadans to uphold the provisions in the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. Second hand smoke is very dangerous to ALL of our health.	May-27-2011
For	Children under 21 don't belong in drinking establishments. Adults can make their own decisions.	May-27-2011
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Against	Let's not go backwards in our state	May-27-2011
For	Our government is becoming toooooooo dictatorial	May-27-2011
For	Until smoking is banned from ALL public buildings, i.e. casinos, bars should be allowed to let their patrons smoke. Serving or not serving food should have nothing to do with whether it is a smokng or nonsmoking establishment.	May-27-2011
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For	Don't the people against this bill realize it's hurting the small tavern owners NOT THE CASINOS. The casinos want this ban so people will patronize their casinos instead of the neighborhood bars. THe smoking ban needs to be lifted in these places. It will not affect the ban in restaurants. I am a non smoker, but realize the impact the ban has had on the tavern owners business. PLEASE pass this bill. Thank you, an educated voter.	May-27-2011
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Against	Casinos and other special interests have had their way too long. It is time to do the right thing. Kill AB571.	May-27-2011
Against	How absurd is it that the tavern owners are blaming the smoking ban for the downturn in business over the last few years?? The lame libertarian arguments are wearing thin. Nevada voters passed this bill fair and square. Vote NO on AB571.	May-27-2011
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Against	This last-minute maneuvering is an attempt to overturn a law that was voted into law by the people of Nevada. Allowing AB571 to pass would be a slap in the face to Nevada voters and to the overwhelming majority of non-smokers who want clean indoor air. With a contentious election just around the corner, it would be foolish to go against the will of Nevadan voters just to appease a small number of (albeit powerful and influential) businessmen and campaign donors. Please vote NO on AB571.	May-27-2011
For	Customers should have a right to choose. If they want to be smoke free, they can go to Aplebees. If they want to drink,eat,smoke,and/or play video poker, while wathcing a game, they should be able to do that.	May-27-2011
Against	Revised provisions should not be considered in this matter. The voters vote: NO SMOKING IN INDOOR ESTABLISHMENTS! Why should anyone be provided amendments in this matter? Who's next from the exemption? Grocery stores? Making provisions would be taking a step backwards. Nevada needs to step up and follow the lead of other big cities who have refrained from making unecessary adjustments to this fine law. Furthermore; these laws need to be reinforeced and violators prosecuted to the fullest extent. I hope Nevada lawmakers to not waver and weaken in this matter.	May-26-2011
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For	A business owner should be able to decide the types of clientele that he does not mind servicing. If a person going to said bar/restaurant doesn't like smoking then they don't have to go there; nobody is forcing them to go there. If enough bars/restaurants become pro-smoking and there are many nonsmokers who don't have many options left as to where to out for dinner or a drink then they are free to open up a non-smoking restaurant/bar is they'd like. The few people left who are ONLY non-smoking will do great business. This being said there is no reason to fear the bars who want to allow smoking. Though I agree that it 'could' be considered bad if people 'have to' work in an establishment with lots of smoking. If this is the concern then make the applicant sign a waver before they get the job identifying themselves as either a smoker (in which case they shouldn't mind) or as someone who accepts the risks associated with working in an environment with smoking. Problem solved.	May-26-2011
For	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve.	May-26-2011
For	The previous ban has been nothing but detrimental to the financial welfare of the related service employees and their families. We choose where we work, and understand as adults the situations we want to be in as AMERICANS! Stop nanny-state tactics and take government out of my reasonable decision making!	May-26-2011
For	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve. Smoking will still be prohibited in public restaurants where families can go. In my family, we are non-smokers. Some of us enjoy an occasional fine cigar. These adult-only environments foster our historic freedom and must be preserved!	May-26-2011
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For	Let all bars be like Dottie's, fair is fair, The Casino's allow smoking and the small bars do not. NOT FAIR!!!	May-26-2011
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For	We are more concerned with patrons drinking and not eating than the effects of second-hand smoke.	May-26-2011
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Against	Please do not weaken the NV Clean Indoor Act! Stand up for health or we'll all pay for it later! My family will not give business to any bar/tavern/saloon that allows smoking.	May-26-2011
For	I am a bartender in Las Vegas. A tavern owner should not have to make the choice between smoking and serving their patrons a bite to eat. The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act did nothing to stop smoking in taverns, it only stopped us from serving food!! Please vote for this bill!	May-26-2011
Against	We have to put up with smoking in the casinos and our clothes stink when we leave them, but when we go to a restaurant to eat, we want to breathe fresh air and enjoy our food and not smell and breathe smoke and stale cigarettes. Please oppose this bill.	May-26-2011
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For	let adults make their own decisions...	May-26-2011
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For	Let us chose whether or not to frequent bars, etc. that allow smoking!!	May-26-2011
For	Enough, the government can't control our will.	May-26-2011
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Against	I can't believe that any responsible human being over the age of 50 could even dream of supporting this bill. Haven't you had any friends die of lung cancer or bladder cancer? I smoked for a lot of years (27) and my lungs are compromised. I'm just glad that I quit. Don't the tavern owners realize that the recession did nothing good for their business?	May-26-2011
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For	This is about freedom, especially for business owners. Let the business operators decide to allow smoking in their "adult only" environments! If you don't like smoke, do not go to a bar to eat and/or drink! Pass this bill and make it good for business. It will help the economy improve. Smoking will still be prohibited in public restaurants where families can go. In my family, we are non-smokers. Some of us enjoy an occasional fine cigar. These adult-only environments foster our historic freedom and must be preserved!	May-26-2011
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For	Why is it that everyone against this bill does not addrees the bill itself but only spout the evils of smpking. This is not a pro smoking bill but a pro food service bill. These taverns currently alow smoking under the NCIAA. All this bill does is allow food service in curently legal smoking establishment. Stop the scare tactics and look at the bill!	May-26-2011
For	There are plenty of places for non smokers to eat, including many areas in Taverns. If people over 21 in the bar area wish to smoke, and food is served, they too should be able to eat in that atmosphere	May-26-2011
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For	The Nevada Clean Indoor Act did absolutley nothing to stop smoking. All it did was to stop serving food to bar patrons. That is all it accomplished.	May-26-2011
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Against	I AM A RADIATION THERAPIST, AND I DO HATE SMOKING, IT IS AN ASSAULT TO ANYBODY THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE NASTY HABIT, VERY UNHEALTHY, STINKY AND DIRTY. IT DOES KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN CAR ACCIDENTS AND GUN SHOTS COMBINED.	May-26-2011
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Against	My family and many of our friends travel to NV to gamble 12-18 times a year. We spend a lot of money at high-end restaurants, many of which have bars. We DO NOT want to have these areas filled with smoke again! Where will we get to go in a casino if all the restaurants with bars are full of smoke again? Please don't bring back smoke in these areas. There is no such thing as a smoking or non smoking area. Just one cigarette or cigar and the smoke is everywhere. Allowing bars to smoke is to allow it into the restaurant area too. We will not come to NV if we can't breathe anywhere.	May-26-2011
Against	It would be impossible to outline in 2000 characters or less how much damage passage of this bill would do to Nevada. The costs to our state of tobacco use result from second hand smoke exposure to workers to increased health care costs from heart and lung disease are significant. There is no economic reason for this bill, either, as studies prove that consumers prefer a smoke-free environment. This bill makes no sense, whatsoever. Do not pass it!	May-26-2011
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For	Is there any concept of freedom left? Nobody is ever forced to to frequent an establishment that allows smoking. Until tobacco is an illegal substance, owners that freely decide to open a business have the right to decide whether their establisment should be smoking or not. Any not agreeing with this are simply busibodies without an inkling of the concept of the individual liberty this country was based upon. It is simply not your concern what private business do because YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO GO THERE. There is no rational basis to be against this bill.	May-26-2011
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For	the law that makes sense, and the law that smokers would not dispute, would allow for smoking in "bars" but not restaurants. Smoking drinking and gambling all go together, while smokers all understand that in a restaurant smoke can be offensive to others dining. If you make the law 21 and over, people can make educated choices as whether to enter or not. The smoking ban has caused me to alomst lose my house (I am a bartender).	May-26-2011
For	I am not a smoker, however I think not allowing people to smoke in bars that serve food is ridiculous. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BREAHE IN SECOND HAND SMOKE, DON'T GO TO A BAR TO EAT. It's that simple. Bars aren't meant to be a family environment, they are for adults. If a grown person wants to go to a bar, that is their choice, and if they don't want to breathe in second-hand smoke, they shouldn't be in a bar in the first place. Bars give our city a lot of tax revenue, and without them, we will be even deeper in the recession than we already are. This bill will bring more business to bars and somewhat help the entire community.	May-26-2011
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Against	The whole country is talking about Obama Care, yet you want to kills us, breathing in second hand smoke. We the people voted against it....WHY do you think think you can do squash it. Maybe it has to do with MONEY...... Your all greedy...	May-26-2011
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For	Please pass this Bill. Also please disregard any and all comments against this bill submitted by out of staters. Thier states didn't allow gambling when we did and now they all want it. NEVADA is about freedom loving Adults being able to enjoy themselves and choosing where and when thay want to do it. DON,T BELIEVE THAT ALLOWING FOOD IN BARS IS GUTTING THIS BILL. Everyone in Nevada knows thier was much confusion between the two bills that were voted for in 06. What our citizens wanted to do was protect kids and allow Adults to choose for themselves. I am a Bar owner and know first hand how the lack of food in Bars hurts. We are not hiding behind the recession. We just started the hardship a year earlier than everyone else. As for those who try and tell you they would take thier families out if there was no smoke...BULL ! Our bar has a smoke free dining area for the last 4 years and the non smokers didn't save my Biz..My smokers were Bar people and I and the State need thier revenue...	May-26-2011
Against	I am a reformed smoker. I have been clean now for over 10 years. The longer I have stayed away from cigarettes the harder it is for me to around them. I can not stand the smell or the way my lungs feel after being around them even for a few moments. I refuse to go into any business that allows smoking. I stay away from casinos and bars. I also stayed away from restaurants until the ban went into place. Please do not turn back the clock on this. If the businesses embrace no smoking...they will see a return of us non-smokers and revenue. Look to the booming non smoking businesses in other states as proof. If they want smokers than I take my money elsewhere...even out of state.	May-26-2011
Against	the voters approved this ban and i will vote against any legislature member who tries to circumvent the people's wishes.	May-26-2011
Against	LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT NEW YORK WHO JUST PASSED A BILL TO PROHIBIT ALL SMOKING OUTDOORS AT BEACHES, PARKS, TIME SQUARE.....CALIFORNIA WHO MAKES IT AGAINST THE LAW TO SMOKE IN A CAR WITH SOMEONE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. WHY IS NEVADA ALWAYS BEHIND THE CURVE? WE HAVE SMART, EDUCATED, CARING PEOPLE. WHAT ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE JOBS WHERE SMOKING WILL BE ALLOWED IF YOU PASS THIS. ARE THEY EXPECTED TO TRY AND FIND ANOTHER JOB IN THIS TOUGH ECONOMY? PLEASE NO MORE SECOND HAND SMOKE FOR ANYONE!!!!	May-26-2011
Against	will vote against any person who passes the bill	May-26-2011
Against	Please do not pass this bill. The NV Clean Air Act changed my life for the better and I don't think it should be revised in any way. I have a chronic health condition that is exacerbated by exposure to smoke. I like being able to go into places like a restaurant or the neighborhood bar and not having to deal with second-hand smoke. In the past, I would be sick for several days after exposure to second-hand smoke and basically had to stop going to bars (and some other places, too) because of the smoke. Now, I have the freedom to watch a game with friends at a bar knowing that I won't be sick from exposure to second-hand smoke because we have the NV Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-26-2011
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For	If you don't want to go into a bar that allows smoking then don't go.......just stay at home and fix your own cocktails	May-26-2011
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For	Fix this mistake. If you don't like smoke, then don't patronize the business.	May-26-2011
For	Banning smoking in bars/taverns was the stupidest move Nevada politicians ever made. Get rid of that obscene law, and get out of our lives.	May-26-2011
Against	Please defeat this bill. Everyone knows smoking can cause cancer among many other lung diseases whether you are a smoker and become subjected to second-hand smoke. You got it right the first time. Please, please don't change it.	May-26-2011
For	let adults take responsibility for themselves. I haven"t smoked for 42 years. This bill has taken freedom away from individuals. It has also hurt local business. Maybe the large casinos should be smoke free. Who really clouded the issue for voters a few years ago. My bet is large hotel casinos and neighborhood casinos.	May-26-2011
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Against	The voters have already spoken on this issue. Don't go against their wishes.	May-26-2011
For	Casinos serve food with or without barriers, and you can smoke in a casino. The same should be true for taverns	May-26-2011
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For	Let adults chose if they wanna drink at a bar and smoke.	May-26-2011
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Against	Didn't our vote against smoking a few years ago count? I cannot believe that the tavern industry can sway legislators against health and wellbeing of their constituents. I am very interested in who votes for this bill because that is a vote against your constituents! On the other hand I will be very happy for those who vote AGAINST as it will show me who really cares about preserving the will and the health of the people.	May-26-2011
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Against	Do NOT change the original Clean Indoor Air Act, as it now stands.	May-26-2011
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For	I recall there was no option but bad and worse when this was originally voted on. First of all, this was never really about health. This was a shot across the bow by the NRA to force local gambling back into the casinos. Second, just how many individual liberties do we give up to the state? Seatbelts, helmets, smoking... where does it end? Any location that chooses to be non-smoking should have the right. It is no business of the state to enforce such a ban.	May-26-2011
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For	If the Bar/Tavern is 21 and over and if the business survives off of gambling then they should be able to have smoking in their establishment. If people do not like it then they can not go there.	May-26-2011
Against	I oppose this bill because is would expose children, families and employees to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is known health risk for pregnant women and children.	May-26-2011
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Against	Please don't send Nevada back in time. Cigarette smoke is harmful and the NCIAA protects our workers and actually saves money in healthcare costs. I have lived here for 11 years and care about this community. I hope you feel the same.	May-26-2011
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For	Smoking can be avoided if a person chooses to avoid it. If a person does not wish to sit in a smoky environment, they might be more comfortable in a traditional restauant, not a tavern. People who gamble often smoke and gambling is what drives the economy of Las Vegas.	May-26-2011
For	I dont think the current bill is fair to small businesses.	May-26-2011
For	I am very aware of how harmful second hand smoke is and I still choose ,as a non-smoker, to be a bartender. I have made Las Vegas my home for over 30years and still can't understand why we try so hard to make this place family friendly and allow our children to be in places such as casinos, bars, etc. There are plenty of noon-smoking establishments to take your family to dinner (ei. applebees, chili's, etc.). I feel that we as adults should be allowed to chose what establishment we want to frequent, whether smoking or non-smoking. Also, don't the people who want to spend all there hard earned money in our gaming establishments have the right to be able to enjoy a cigarette with there cocktail? This town was built around gaming and without it where would we be?	May-26-2011
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For	I am a non smoker. In America, citizens have the right to patron any they establishment they wish. If a business owner chooses to allow smoking, it is hi or her choice. If an individual does not care for smoking patrons than no one is forcing anything onto them. They have the right to come and go/or not come and go as they please. This might hurt or help the business, but I feel that as a tax paying owner you have the right to allow or disallow smoking.	May-26-2011
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For	I'm sick of hearing "The Kids" used as a trumped up reason for legislation that eats away at our freedoms, and panders to... well, just follow the money! We all know that these prohibitions were about the major casinos pillaging the little guys. It looks as though this bill could create an atmosphere conducive to restoring some of the jobs and income which were lost to save "The Kids" from the establishments they are too young to frequent anyway. I don't smoke, and I don't care to eat where someone is smoking, so I wouldn't frequent such a place. But that doesn't mean I want to prevent smokers from having a place to go, which could help a location owner increase income and put people to work.	May-26-2011
For	Allow adults to make decisions for themselves.	May-26-2011
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For	The people were completely misinformed when they went to the polls. They did not understand the economic impact nor did they realize that casinos would be exempt, thus putting smaller gaming companies t a huge disadvantage. The rights of adults to choose to participate in legal activities should not be restricted.	May-26-2011
For	AS AN ADULT AMERICAN, WE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE TO FREQUENT ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT ALLOWS SMOKING. THERE ARE PLENTY OF RESTAURANTS WITH BARS IN THEM THAT A PERSON CAN GO IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO BE AROUND CIGARETTE SMOKE. OUR COUNTRY IS ONE THAT WAS FOUNDED ON FREEDOM AND RIGHTS. THIS LAW HAS HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MANY SMALL BUSINESSES, AND HAS LED TO MANY PEOPLE LOSING THERE JOBS. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY EVERY DOLLAR SPENT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.	May-26-2011
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For	Adults should be able to smoke where children are not allowed. If parents take their children into a tavern , bar , etc. they should be prepared for that enviroment. I am a non-smoker all my life and also have children. I made Nevada my home in 1986 and did not take my children around smoke filled enviroments by choice. We all should have freedom of choice even in regards to smoking in public or being around it.	May-26-2011
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For	The bill was originally introduced to prevent children from breathing smoke. I believe that children should not be exposed to smoke. Taverns that allow only patrons over the age of 21 should be able to have smoking if they choose. The patron then has the choice to frequent an establishment that has smoking or not. As to the issue of the employee’s being exposed to smoke, they have the same choice to make as the guest does, if they do not choose to work in a smoking environment then they can choose another line of work or locations that remain smoke free. It is all about choices, and people over 21 should be left to make those choices for themselves, not forced to bend to the opinions of others. If you don't like the smoke, don't go in the establishment. That is the opinion that will dictate what tavern owners do. It is obvious that an overwhelming portion of the tavern attending public want smoking in these establishments, otherwise this subject would not be up for discussion again. I am a non-smoker and have never smoked a cigarette in my life and never will. I find it a vile disgusting habit, but I do support ones right to make that choice and if I don't want to be around it I can find places to go where it is not at. That is what I do. I am also in the Tavern industry and deal daily with the effects of this ban on my business and my bank account. Please stop being selfish in your beliefs and respect others opinions and rights to make their own choices.	May-26-2011
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For	What sence does it make allowing food to be delivered to and consumed in a stand alone tavern (smoking) yet not allow that same tavern to prepare and sell the food that is being consumed. I guess that in the nanny state 2+2=5	May-26-2011
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For	The intent of the origininal legislation was to protect childern and families from second hand smoke. All it did was protect them from eating chicken wings. Let adults make adult decisions.	May-26-2011
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For	i think as an adult you should be able to choose if you want to enter a tavern that has smoking ...if kids are not allowed in then is a choice made by adults to enter a tavern that has smoking	May-26-2011
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For	I belive smoking in places where children are not permited should be allowed by the Nevada legislature. Allow the individual to chose weather or not they want to frequent a adult enviroment or not. Nevada residents can decide without the government legislating their choices.	May-26-2011
For	I guess second hand smoke doesn't affect customers in unrestricted locations (Casinos), but it does in restricted locations (my local bar), according to how the law is now written. Does this make any sense??????? IT'S THE SAME SMOKE....	May-26-2011
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For	This bill will finally protect children from second hand smoke since no one under 21 will be allowed in these bars.	May-26-2011
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For	The only taverns that would be effected by this bill currently allow smoking. This bill will allow them to serve food and possibably reopen their kitchens adding employment.	May-26-2011
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For	This bill will finaly correct the lack of enforcability of question 5	May-26-2011
For	It will help prevent people from driving under the influence and let Taverns open up restaurants again creating Jobs and revenue for Nevada.	May-26-2011
For	This bill does not permit smoking in age-restricted taverns, but rather simply allows those age-restricted taverns which permit smoking to also serve food. I fail to see the harm to the non-smoker.	May-26-2011
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For	Being over the age of 21, and an AMERICAN, I don't need you telling me how to run my life. If I want to go to an establishment that has smoking, or non smoking, let me choose where to go. The smoking ban has distroyed many businesses, jobs and families. It cost millions of dollars to partition off areas just to satisfy a hand full of commies. By the way, if it was about the food and the "children", why is it that any establishment having more than 15 slot machines is exempt? Frankly speaking, I don't see children hanging out at the bars. Let business do business and have the government stay out of the private sector. Government can't even handle their job correctly.	May-26-2011
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For	Doesn't make sense to penalize the restricted locations that serve food with the smoking restrictions and on the other hand the unrestricted location up the street can allow smoking & serve food. That could be a difference between 15 & 16 machines. Seems to me this law should be the same for all bars & casinos. I guess if you have an unrestricted location, second hand smoke won't affect anyone compared to the restricted locations which are at an economic disadvantage. The present law does not make sense. The playing FIELD must be leveled.	May-26-2011
For	Please allow smoking in ALL taverns that cater to adults only, not just some. I feel that this bill maintains the integrity of the NCIAA to protect children from second hand smoke, while allowing the use of a legal, lawful product that is consumed by adults in an adult environment. Thank you.	May-26-2011
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For	This law was passed without the realization of what it would do to the industry. With an unemployment level that is one of the highest in the country and more and more taverns closing or struggling to survive, revising this law is the only thing that makes sense. The law was passed to save the kids, last time I checked, you have to be 21 to drink and gamble. Government needs to step up, admit it was a mistake and help create jobs, and save businesses!	May-26-2011
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For	The nciaa was disenguously sold to the public. It was sold as a bill to protect the children but it only protects casinos. I am a tavern/restaurant owner with three locations. I invested several million dollars into my business assuming a certain business model: food, liquor, and gaming. The nciaa forces people like me to choose between food and gaming, and the businesses absolutely do not pencil without gaming. Therefore, the effect of the nciaa on taverns has been devastating. At one location I've closed my kitchen, and at the others we have had to lay off staff. All three of my locations have suffered losses in net cash flow of between $10 and 20 thousand per location per month. This is a bad law that needs to be repealed.	May-26-2011
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For	Although I am not a smoker, I strongly encourage you to vote FOR this bill. Smoking is a legal act available to adults, and when they are in bars, taverns and saloons, they should be allowed to smoke if they are over 21. This is not the time to systematically eliminate 20 percent of the population (the percent which smokes) from Nevada's hospitality establishments. Indeed, we need to do everything we can to encourage people to patronize these establishments, and allowing adults to smoke when they are enjoying an evening out just makes sense. Please vote FOR the bill.	May-26-2011
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For	Whether one agrees with smoking or not, if an establishment has gaming it has to allow smoking or it commits financial suicide. Assembly Bill 571 is just righting a wrong, because taverns should have been afforded the same exemption as Casinos in the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act, which permits smoking in areas where loitering by minors is already prohibited by state law per NRS 463.350 (i.e. Gaming establishments). The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was originally promoted to the public a means of eliminating second hand smoke for minors, not as a bill that eliminates food from being served in a tavern.	May-26-2011
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For	People smoke in bars & taverns. I am a non-smoker, but I expect people to smoke when I am in a bar!	May-26-2011
For	I am not a smoker however, know for a fact that this ban caused at least a 17% downturn in tavern business prior to economy issues. I saw, 1st hand, jobs lost due to smoking and eating not being allowed together. I truely believe that the reason voters voted to ban smoking in Bars/Taverns was because "they could" and I'd estimate that 70% of those voters do NOT go into bars or taverns.	May-26-2011
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For	This levels the playing field vis a vie the major casinos and allows adults to make a free choice when deciding where to eat and play.	May-26-2011
For	The current law is unfair and inconsistent. It unfairly applies the law to tavern owners while completely ignoring all the large casinos. If we as a society choose to ban smoking in all public venues, then we need to apply the law fairly and consistently across ALL venues, or remove the law completely!	May-26-2011
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For	If you don't like it don't go to that establishment.	May-26-2011
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For	AB #571 only strengthens the NCIAA. When voters approved the Nevada Clean Indoor Act in 2006 - they voted to APPROVE SMOKING IN TAVERNS - YES SMOKING IN TAVERNS IS LEGAL AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF THE NCIAA. AS A RESULT - SECOND HAND SMOKE IN TAVERNS WAS NOT ELIMINATED - CHICKEN FINGERS WERE ELIMINATED. Tavern owners can serve food to smoking patrons - only through a third party thru delivery. they can order a pizza from Dominos and have it delivered through their front door to a smoking customer, and that customer can eat it right at the bar. However, that same tavern owner cannot prepare the same pizza in his/her own kitchen and serve it to the same customer. Make sense?? The 2006 Nevada Clean Indoor Act is broken. AB#571 only strengthens and clarifies the current law by creating "age restricted bars and taverns" (21 and older) where these establishments can serve cheeseburgers and chicken fingers - where SMOKING IS ALREADY COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW!!! NOT ONE MORE NEVADAN WILL BE SUBJECTED TO SECOND HAND SMOKE AS A RESULT OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL - AS SMOKING IN TAVERNS IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED UNDER THE CURRENT LAW. THIS BILL SHOULD BE PASSED TO STRENGTHEN AND CLARIFY THE STATED INTENT OF THE 2006 NEVADA CLEAN INDOOR ACT - AND THAT IS TO - "PROTECT NEVADA'S CHILDREN FROM THE DANGERS OF SECOND SMOKE".	May-26-2011
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For	My personal opinion is that if you don't want to eat around the smoke, then don't eat in the bar.	May-26-2011
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For	Keep taverns for adults over 21 years of age.Let them decied to eat drink or smoke.	May-26-2011
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For	I vote for AB571, but for businesses that have an age requirement to enter that specific venue (21 or older). For businesses that support families, friends, kids that are non smokers (ex: casino restaurants, mom and pop diners) venues to eat where individuals under 21 smoking should stay out. Taverns, bars and establishments that you must be 21 or older that serve drinks and food would be great for adults to relax, drink have some finger food or what they prefer and have a cigarette doesn't seem inappropriate.	May-26-2011
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For	I don't smoke nor can I stand the smell. But I am for this bill. The right to choice provides our freedom.	May-26-2011
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For	As an adult, I like to have a choice...	May-26-2011
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Against	I am concerned that the interpretation of stand alone bar may make it easy to have a bar with smoking in areas such as a strip mall where second hand smoke may affect passers by, as well as go through the air system to adjoining stores. This can be life threatening to asthmatics. Additionally this law needs more provision for enforcement.	May-26-2011
For	All the people who are against this right now do not realize that this is not changing the intent of the NCIAA-The law is confusing and this gives it Clarity. It ONLY APPLIES TO TAVERNS where smoking is currently LEGAL, it will just allow for them to have full Food Service Operations	May-26-2011
For	Smoking is an adult choice; children should not be in bars or casinos..Period. If there is smoke, an adult can leave or not visit that business. As for those who claim they are so concerned about the health of the nation and how much money is spent on healing smokers, the next step could easily be banning all fast food, snacks, soda, candy bars etc. However, not acknowledging that possibility is a matter convenience of course for those who wish to control the actions of others. America is still a country of free will and forcing ones personal desires onto others is becoming far too common. Choice! That is why America is the greatest country in the World. Step back “anti’s” and ask yourself, how soon will it be, before others get their hands on your personal desires and control or ban them?	May-26-2011
Against	Do we really need smoking in bars? No. It makes a few patrons happy, while everyone else is stuck with their terrible life choice. Smokers are not the only people who go to bars, but if smoking is reinstated it will definitely deter non-smoking individuals from going out and getting a drink. Also, can people really be that put out by being forced to going outside to do something they choose to do. It is really unnerving to think people feel as though they can force their lifestyle on others who choose not to smoke. It is very simple; if you don’t want to go outside then DON’T smoke!	May-26-2011
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For	As long as the bar is age restricted to not allow anyone under 21 to be in the smoking area, adults should be able to eat in this area while smoking if they desire.	May-26-2011
For	We really have to let tavern patrons decide. An non enforcable act that simply does not work must be changed!	May-26-2011
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For	I take my grandchildren to casinos and they are subjected to smoke. At sunset station, eat Ben & jerry's and inhale smoke, how did that help clean air. If a tavern doesn't allow children under the age of 21, don't tax paying adults have the right to choose where they go. Aloow adults the right to choose!!	May-26-2011
For	I am for this bill, it is not far to smokers, it is not against the law to smoke. Children are NOT allowed in bars and taverns. If tax paying adults want to smoke and eat it is thier right.	May-26-2011
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Against	If anything smoking should be banned in all buildings.	May-26-2011
For	Please PASS THIS BILL This Bill will not weaken the NCIAA; It simply is allowing Taverns where smoking is currently allowed to serve food again if they become 21 and older facilites and this protects the children the NCIAA portrayed to get this initiative passed 4.5 years ago	May-26-2011
Against	recinding the clean air act is a step backwards for health concerns.	May-26-2011
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Against	The only effective way to help people stop smoking, and thus save the state a lot of money as well as prevent second-hand smoke harm to others, is to make smoking socially unacceptable. Smokers already know it is bad for them. Keeping a ban on smoking in ALL restaurants keeps the message alive that smoking is not acceptable.	May-26-2011
Against	Are you crazy?	May-26-2011
Against	Second hand smoke has been proven to kill. Do not pass this bill.	May-26-2011
Against	I think it is shameful for a few lobbyists to go against the will of the voting public. If the voters decided to rescind the law, I would not be happy but I would accept it. However, to think that a few money grubbing lobbyists think it is OK to subvert the will of the people for their own economic welfare is wrong on so many levels that I can't believe any honest politician would support this effort.	May-25-2011
Against	While states like New York toughen their own smoking laws, Nevada predictably begins to backslide and regress on its own law, contrary to any forward progress.	May-25-2011
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Against	Ugh! Keep smoking outside. No one should be exposed to second-hand smoke. I used to work as a waitress and hated having to work in the smoking session. I hated seeing pregnant women and children exposed to the second-hand smoke as well. I can't stand the smell and love going out now and coming home NOT smelling of smoke.	May-25-2011
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Against	As a tourist I have the following comments: We don't want more smoke in our lungs! We want smoke-free restaurants and smoke-free bars that serve food! The people voted for this law, now keep it! If we can keep people from not wearing shoes or shirts in restaurants then we can keep them from lighting up and filling the air with smoke! We don't allow E. coli in the food we eat and so we shouldn't allow toxic smoke in the air we breathe either!	May-25-2011
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Against	do not reverse the will of the people who voted for the NCIAA through voter initiative in 2006. If this bill is passed most assuredly more Nevadans will once again be forced to breathe deadly, smoke-filled air in public places to satisfy the wishes of the minority. A recent American Lung Association poll shows 83% of Nevada voters currently support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-25-2011
Against	Las Vegas is only of the only major cities you can smoke in and it is disgusting. Let them smoke in casinos if you want, I won't go there then, but I should not have to go into a bar or nightclub or food place and breath in smoke and smell like a dirty dish rag and get cancer! IT IS A TRAVESTY THIS IS HIDDEN IN A BILL!	May-25-2011
Against	If anything they need to make it stronger. and above all start enforcing the smoking ban in markets that have slots, IE terrible s, the rebels horizon mkt's etc.	May-25-2011
For	This is a matter for business owners and market forces to decide.	May-25-2011
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Against	Don't go against the publics votes and wishes.	May-25-2011
Against	We don't want to go back to smoking and non smoking sections!	May-25-2011
Against	Leave the Clean Indoor Air Act alone! We voted it in for a reason!	May-25-2011
Against	Please oppose this bill. There's no reason to allow smoking in "bars" that serve food that are stand alone or in larger buildings like strip malls. The public approved the indoor air act, so I am asking you to respect the will of the people. There's no reason to further expose the public to the extreme economic and health costs associated with smoking. Thank you so much. Lou	May-25-2011
Against	unbelievable that this would even come up, the laws on tobacco smoke should be tightened up not the opposite...	May-25-2011
Against	The Bill is bad public policy and will expose more people to second head smoke.	May-25-2011
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Against	Legislators are going against the public's wishes by introducing this bill. Many of my friends and family voted for the clean indoor air act years ago, and it should remain in tact. STOP chipping away at the clean indoor air act. We will take our opinions to the voting booth next term.	May-25-2011
Against	Taverns and the heavily-funded (and heavy campaign donoration center) Nevada Resort Association are making ridiculous correlation claims of lost business to the smoking ban. Aside from repo and collections agencies, what business has NOT lost business in the past two years?? To make such claims on a ban that improves public health is an outrage. There's not even anyone holding bars accountable to abiding by this law (I go to a bar once a week and there are almost always smokers there, unimpeded) and yet taverns claim lost business?? Please let the VOTERS' decision stand! No smoking in bars with food and help us ENFORCE IT!	May-25-2011
Against	Even the Bar/Tavern people say that children could be exposed at locations that have restaurants attached. The fact is NO ONE should be exposed. . .smokers can smoke at home.	May-25-2011
Against	Good grief! Nevada will be going backwards if it allows this to pass. Clean air should be a basic human right.	May-25-2011
Against	The data are unequivocal. Smoking restrictions have dramatically decreased health risks and, perhaps just as important at this time, the costs associated with the care of smoke damaged Nevadans. The decrease in tavern customers since 2008 reflect the economy, not the smoking ban. Data released yesterday show that tavern income was up 9.6% over last year, the same as the rest of the retail economy. Your duty is to all the people of this State, not just to the Tobacco/Tavern Owners Lobby	May-25-2011
Against	Study after study proves that smoking and secondhand smoke is harmful. Employers should protect their workers from any harmful substance. Would we tell construction workers to just "be careful" or "get another job"? NO! We expect those companies to protect their workers. Why should employees who work for bar/tavern be any different? They should be protected too. Will it take a multi-million dollar lawsuit over secondhand smoke expossure before businesses will start listening? Where's Weitz and Luxenberg??? Maybe when their done with their asbestos cases they'll take on secondhand smoke exposure.	May-25-2011
Against	Please do not allow smoking in any establishments that serve food.	May-25-2011
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Against	To vote yes on this bill would be taking a giant leap backward for the health of all Nevadans. Proponents of this bill suggest that the ban has hurt their business. I disagree. I have been in many restaurants in California which are doing quite well despite their more extensive bans. Their business failures are more likely due to the local economy or other factors unrelated to this ban. They state the ban was originally intended to help families and children. Consider the mother who works as a waitress and is forced to breathe in second hand smoke. We KNOW cigarettes are deadly...we KNOW secondhand smoke is deadly. Above personal choice should be the right to be able to work in a healthy environment. We don't let people work in asbestos contaminated buildings. We have so many safety laws and regulations for the health and safety of workers.. Why would we allow bar and restaurant workers to be exposed to these contaminants? Additionally, in 20-30 years, will Nevada be able to pay for the cost of health care that is required because of the dramatic increases in smoking related illness? Or will MY children be forced to pay for that? Smoking is a personal choice but the effects are far reaching and can be seen for decades. My life has been greatly impacted by smoking, even though I don't smoke. My mother suffered for 4 long years due to a smoking related illness before she finally died on my 23rd birthday. My brother and father both also died from smoking related illness. Even beyond the damage of secondhand smoke, families and lives are damaged in countless other ways by smoking related deaths. Nevada ranks near the bottom of every major positive indicator including education and health. Isn't it time we start climbing the ladder?	May-25-2011
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Against	I am a partner in the Sparks Batting Cages. We opened 10 years ago as a non-smoking facility. Our revenues have dropped since 2006. Business is down 50%. It is the economy. All revenues are down it's the economy, gas prices and the poor housing market and foreclousers. It has nothing to do with the clean air act. Is the one tavern owner who "claims" he laid off 750 people going to immediately rehire 750 people. This is a health and medical issue please do not approve this bill. Keep our air clean !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	May-25-2011
Against	DO NOT BRING BACK SMOKING TO NON-SMOKING BUSINESSES. MORE THAN 80% OF NEVADANS DO NOT SMOKE AND WANT 100% SMOKEFREE RESTAURANTS, BARS, TAVERNS, SALOONS AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC PLACE AND WORKPLACE VENUTES	May-25-2011
Against	don't endanger my health--I will vote you out!	May-25-2011
Against	We should not all suffer for others chosing to kill themselves.	May-25-2011
Against	As a tourist, I would no longer feel welcome if Nevada changed its lung-friendly bar and restaurant law. Please help keep everyone in Nevada healthy!	May-25-2011
Against	NO SMOKING inside while food is being served or within 50' of the entrance of the property. It is disgusting having to pass through a gautlet of smokers on your way in to a building.	May-25-2011
Against	At a time when health care is disappearing for many unemployed Nevadans, this bill could pave the way for more degradation of public health. People can smoke OUTSIDE and lessen the effect of second hand smoke which is dangerous to those who do not smoke. The people of Nevada overwhelmingly voted against indoor smoking where food is served. Uphold the will of the people you represent and not a few special interests.	May-25-2011
Against	Our choices as a state will contribute to our health care spending and the mortality increases. Based upon financial concerns the long term view should be the protection of the citizens from unnecessary death.	May-25-2011
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Against	Please stand strong against this bill that weakens our Clean Indoor Air Act. Smoking is one of the most easily preventable causes of death. Research shows that banning smoking in bars does not actually decrease revenues and in some cases even increases them. Nevada residents and visitors should be able to get a beer at a bar or work at a tavern without having to be exposed to second-hand smoke. Thank you.	May-25-2011
Against	Please do not pass this bill! As the mother of two children with heart disease and one child with asthma, this would dramatically take away from our ability to go out as a family and enjoy ourselves in any establishment that just so happens to have a bar! I am a non-smoker and so is my husband - we enjoy evenings out on our own and I don't want to be suffering the affects of secondhand smoke. Please consider the rights of ALL Nevada citizens when deciding on this bill and say NO!!!	May-25-2011
Against	As a tourist, I avoid visiting Nevada because of having to breathe toxic tobacco smoke in many indoor places. Please do not do anything that makes this situation worse.	May-25-2011
Against	I will never go to a restaurant that allows smoking EVER again if this bill is passed. As it is, I do not go to Casinos that do not have adaquet ventilation systems due to excessive smoke. With the cost of smoking related illnesses to NV Medicaid, I can't believe tax payers have to pay for smokers to get sick!	May-25-2011
Against	This is very simply attempting to ovethrow the will of the voting public!	May-25-2011
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Against	As a Californian who visits Reno and other Nevada destinations, I strongly urge you NOT to retract smokefree measures in places serving food. The trend worldwide, including all top tourist destinations, is to expand smokefree areas. If Nevada goes backward, it shows that it doesn't care what the vast majority of visitors value, and that it is captive to narrow tobacco interests. For the sake of Nevada's economy, defeat AB571. Thanks!	May-25-2011
Against	My 42-year-old husband, Dave, died from lung cancer from working in a casino in Nevada in 1994. Like 85% of cases, he was not diagnosed in a treatable stage and died an incredibly painful death four months later. Please do not subject any more families to the pain and suffering that our family went through. Please be a hero and protect all workers. No one should have the right to give someone cancer. This is a serious health issue. Please vote no or amend this bill make the Nevada law cover all workplaces. It will save $$$ for the taxpayers & the state in medical payments and business owners in heating, cooling, cleaning, employee health, and litigation. Although we live in Arizona, we still have children and grandchildren in Las Vegas. God, please help them and us when we visit. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of people's lives.	May-25-2011
Against	The majority voted for the no smoking law and it needs to be enforced. Any politician that decides to not honor the wishes of the majority they represent will have my friends and family, as well as myself, vote them out and campaign against them.	May-25-2011
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Against	As an out-state "tourist," I can tell you that Nevada will lose tons of tourism dollars if lawmakers foolishly go backwards on protecting people from toxic secondhand smoke.	May-25-2011
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Against	As an asthmatic I cannot even eat in a restaurant where there is smoke! Please keep these public places smoke-free. I am a tourist.	May-25-2011
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Against	There is entirely too much smoking allowed in Nevada as it stands today. We must not go back. Eliminating smoking on the casino floor should be next	May-25-2011
Against	I'm a resident of Michigan. As someone who lives in a state with a strong smoke-free law, I would completely rule out the possibility of visiting Nevada as a tourist if this bill is passed. I'd think you'll lose your state a bunch of tourist money during terrible economic times by passing this bill, in addition to raising health care costs and worsening the health of your residents, especially those working in the hospitality industry. Please don't weaken your smoke-free workplace law.	May-25-2011
Against	The claims of the Tavern Owners are disingenuous, at best. If the Nevada Clean Indoor Act has harmed their businesses, then why have so many major casinos gone through the bankruptcy process? Those that have not, have suffered losses. How many casino employees have been laid off in thie time frame? They were not subject to the Act, yet have suffered major losses during this same time frame. IT'S THE RECESSION, not the Act!!!!	May-25-2011
Against	Please don't put our health in the hands of a powerful few! Cigarette smoke is carcinogenic! A solid majority of voters approved the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2006 and established landmark public health policy. No amount of cigarette smoke is safe! There's evidence that even exposure to second hand smoke changes one's DNA.	May-25-2011
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Against	How can we responsibly support the encouragement of smoking when we know for fact that our State's financial burden from Tobacco related health care costs sits at $565 Million and we are will to raise this while our classroom sizes increase and we take taking huge budget cuts in our education system?	May-25-2011
Against	Let's not go backwards in keeping America healthy!!	May-25-2011
Against	My wife, daughter, son-in-law and I have scheduled a week long trip to Vegas in September. If this bill is passed we will go to California instead.We do not want to be exposed to a class A carcinogen. While the rest of the Nation is going smoke free do you folks want to regress and ruin your tourist industry.?	May-25-2011
Against	Please leave the (approved by vote of all Nevadans) Clean Indoor Air Act alone. In fact if anything it needs more inforcement.I travel to Elko on business a couple times a month, and several bar/grill's have never enforcded the smoking ban.Why can't I go into a sports bar, have a burger and a beer without choking on cigarette smoke. It's disgusting. If you serve food no smoking... period. Thank You Gregg Dicus	May-25-2011
Against	We all pay for smoking related illnesses. I don't think that rolling back restrictions is good policy.	May-25-2011
Against	As a tourist from Washington state recently visiting Las Vegas, I sought out and stayed at a smoke-free hotel. If this bill passes, I will make a point to avoid coming to Nevada again. The Legislature should NOT overturn the will of people of Nevada who strongly supported clean indoor air and should NOT be in the business of promoting chronic disease rather than supporting prevention of chronic disease...unless of course the Legislature is bought and paid for by the gambling industry...Is that the case? How sad...	May-25-2011
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Against	Please vote no on this bill. I don't want to deal with smoke when I visit and eat anywhere in Las Vegas. Thank You.	May-25-2011
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Against	A disgrace to overturn this!!	May-25-2011
Against	Do Not weaken protections against second hand smoke -people have the right as well as employees who work there to a smoke free atmosphere -forget my frequent visits to NV if smoke will drift around in restaurants and other venues	May-25-2011
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For	I am a non-smoker but I fully support this bill	May-24-2011
Against	Wake up boys and girls, your taking us backwards!!! Ellie Hays	May-24-2011
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Against	As a tourist and related to three family members who live in Las Vegas I cannot support this bill. This is about the health of the public.	May-24-2011
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Against	Do not go back to the dark ages!	May-24-2011
Against	Please keep the smoke with the smokers in the bars and not in our restaurants, grocery stores and other public buildings.	May-24-2011
Against	Please let those who smoke keep that habit in locations like bars with others who like to smoke and leave the rest of us smoke free while we live a healthy life taking care of our families and have fun.	May-24-2011
Against	Don't do it. There are less smokers than non and they impact our health!	May-24-2011
Against	There are no good reasons to vote for this bill. Today is not O.K. to have smoking in public places.This is no longer debatable, it is accepted fact! The only reason I can think of to pass this Bill is for economic reasons, even if this was true it is not an acceptable reason. This Bill would be bad for individuals health and the health of our community. How can anyone be seriously considering passing this Bill, only in Nevada.Florence Jameson MD.	May-24-2011
Against	No one should have to breathe someone else's poor choices.	May-24-2011
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Against	Do not gut the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. The voters were clear.	May-24-2011
Against	I will never vote for anyone who supports this.	May-24-2011
For	if people don't want to in hale smoke when they are in a bar-- then they should either stay home or go to a bar that is smoke free. They go to a casino where there is smoke and it doesn't bother them there!!!!!	May-24-2011
For	What is worse, e-coil or Hydrogen Cyanide? The awnser.....BOTH. Keep them away for the public!	May-24-2011
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Against	This is horrible, and we don't need smoking to be allowed in bars, especially ones that serve food. Second-hand smoke will increase if this bill passes. You've got to be an idiot to pass this, unless you just don't care about peoples' health, which evidently seems to be the case. Educate yourself on the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoke.	May-24-2011
Against	Smoking is disgusting	May-24-2011
Against	I prefer a non-smoking environment everywhere in public places. We KNOW the effects of second hand smoke and it would be foolish to go backwards on this issue. I believe we should also require apartment owners to provide smoke free buildings in their apartment complexes to accommodate non-smokers. Who do I talk to about getting such a bill initiated?	May-24-2011
Against	Absolutely not in favor of this bill. The public spoke regarding not having smoking in public places, including places where food is sold. Also, it is not fair and detrimental to workers working in these environments to be forced to breathe huge amounts of second hand smoke, way more than if they smoked themselves or lived with a smoker. Keep the ACT the way it is. Vote NO	May-24-2011
Against	We prefer a non-smoking environment and would even hope for a stronger anti-smoking bill that would abolish smoking in apartment buildings or at least requiring apartment owners to provide non-smoking buildings in each complex.	May-24-2011
Against	My wife and I would take the kids out to dinner to sports bars and other casino resturaunts. If this smoking ban is reversed we will not be supporting these local establishment because we don't smoke and don't like coming out smelling like a ashtray. I don't want my kids around people who smoke its a disgusting habbit.	May-24-2011
Against	Second hand smoke kills people. The people have spoken against exposure!	May-24-2011
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Against	The people of Nevada already said NO thru their vote. That's the way we do it in a democracy.	May-24-2011
Against	Seems like ever since Nevada voters passed an initiative petition banning smoking from most indoor locations, lobbyists for the gaming industry, tavern owners and others worked to thwart it. THIS IS WRONG! In this session of the legislature, in a move reminiscent of some last-minute legislative shenanigans in past sessions, lobbyists have succeeded in introducing a bill that would allow bar owners to again serve food to smoking customers. Cigarette smoking pollutes and its toxic. Don’t let lobbyists circumvent the will of the people. Please do NOT support this initiative. Thank you. Bryan Guiot 1844 Dawn Ridge Avenue Henderson, NV 89074 We already voted on this issue via referendum. There is nothing to discuss. Cigarette smoking pollutes and its toxic. Stop listening to the lobbyists.	May-24-2011
Against	The people have voted and made a choice ~~~ lobbyists have no right to make a change!!	May-24-2011
Against	Do not allow smoking again in restaurants or taverns where food is served.	May-24-2011
Against	Do not allow smoking again in restaurants and taverns or establishments that serve food.	May-24-2011
Against	As a tourist from Az, I was looking forward to being able to enjoy evenings in the casios without suffering the discomfort & health issues of breathing someone's tobacco smoke. I totally avoid places of entertainment where smoking is allowed.	May-24-2011
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Against	Please don't allow smoking. My 2 year old has respiratory problems and I can't expose him to that kind of environment. I also know several others that have the same problems. If people want to smoke, it is fine but shouldn't be allude in food related areas. Thank you.	May-24-2011
Against	Passing such regressive legislation will injure the health of bar, tavern, saloon patrons. Such establishments have small volumes and poor ventilation and will become far more polluted than casinos. Incremental fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from secondhand smoke in approximately half the smoking casinos we studied exceeded a level known to produce cardiovascular morbidity in nonsmokers after less than 2 hours of exposure, posing acute health risks to patrons and workers. Casino ventilation and air cleaning practices failed to control secondhand smoke PM2.5. Drifting PM2.5 from secondhand smoke contaminated unseparated nonsmoking areas. Smoke-free casinos reduced PM2.5 to the same low levels found outdoors. For the full paper, see: . Repace JL, Jiang RT, Cheng K-C, Acevedo-Bolton V, Klepeis NE, Ott WR, and Hildemann LM. Fine Particle and Secondhand Smoke Air Pollution Exposures and Risks Inside 66 US Casinos. Environmental Research 111 (2011) 473–484. When smoking was banned in Delaware bars and restaurants and casinos, pollution levels dropped 90% to 95%. See: Repace JL. Respirable Particles and Carcinogens in the Air of Delaware Hospitality Venues Before and After a Smoking Ban. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46:887-905 (2004). PDF copies available on request.	May-24-2011
Against	I work in one of the affected areas. I am tired of other people willing to sell my health for their profit.	May-24-2011
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Against	The sales tax data doesn't support the claim that the smoke-free law has been bad for business. Look at the facts. Everyone deserves to breathe clean air where they work. We shouldn't provide exemptions when it comes to protecting people's health. As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas, I am spending money in smoke-free establishments and avoiding those that allow smoking. I'm not alone. Please take a look at the facts about the health and economic impact and respect the will of the voters.	May-24-2011
Against	As a previous visitor to Nevada, I will not return if smoking is allowed t continue in Nevada facilities. There is enough gambling in other states.	May-24-2011
Against	Please do not mess with the clean indoor air act that we (the voters) overwelmingly voted for. If anything, the laws against smoking in puplic should be strengthened.	May-24-2011
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Against	Our voice should mean something. Keep smoke out of our restaurants.	May-24-2011
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Against	The debate about the health risks of smoke induced indoor air pollution was settled two decades ago. Claims of adverse economic impacts of smoking bans have also been shown rpeatedly to be untrue and largely driven by interests linked to the tobacco industry. For God sakes even 3rd world countries are moving to ban indoor smoking because the evidence of adverse effects is overwhelming. This proposed measures is a step backwards in time. It is incredible anyone could be stupid enough to suggest this measure.	May-24-2011
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For	I voted for this to keep smoke out of my family's and my own lungs!! How can this just be taken down like it never happened. We voted and the bill passed! Period!	May-24-2011
Against	We have already gone thru the legislative procedure to get rid of the smoking.Why are you wasting time and taxpayers money on this.	May-24-2011
Against	Don't sell out the Nevadan's health by introducing smoking for short term gain.	May-24-2011
Against	I am very upset with the idea that i will have to bring my family in another smoke filled restaurant or public place in Las Vegas. This is against my rights to breath clean air and if this is passed, it will greatly hurt Nevadans and heavily raise healthcare costs related to cancer, and other dieases caused by smoking.	May-24-2011
Against	Do Not change the prohibitions on the dangerous/life threatening smoking tobacco. We, the people, voted for this law, so keep it! Restaurants and Bars do Not need smoke in them while we are patronizing them. Also, Casinos should NOT be exempt.	May-24-2011
Against	On behalf of our members in Nevada, we strongly encourage a NO vote on this bill. It would weaken the current Clean Indoor Air Act voted on by Nevada voters. This bill is about protecting workers. Arguments claiming business loss are unfounded and unsubstantiated by supporters of the bill. The NCIAA has already saved thousands of lives in the past 5 years. Please don't put workers lives at risk once again by weakening the law now. Thank you.	May-24-2011
For	Prior to the all out ban, there were several establishments who were voluntarily non-smoking. Revising the law to allow owners to decide whether or not to cater to smoking customers gives everyone a choice and doesn't unilaterally force everyone to bend to the wants and needs of some over others. Choices are fair for everyone.	May-24-2011
Against	Do not allow this to pass. We do not need to be advocates for such a terrible health habit. not do I wnt to breathe it should I walk into one of these facilities.	May-24-2011
Against	RIGHT NOW I WORK IN A RESTAURANT, AND I GO OUT TO EAT A COUPLE TIME A WEEK. I DON'T WANT TO INHALE SOMEONES SECOND HAND SMOKE. ALSO WHEN I GET HOME FROM EATING OUT I DON'T WANT MY CLOTHES SMELLING AND HAVE TO THROW THEM IN THE WASHER.	May-24-2011
Against	By allowing smoking in bars and other public places, the risks to the community and greater good of society are in jeopardy. Allowing people to continue to poison the air we breathe should be regarded as a crime. We as citizens are afforded simple rights, Life, Liberty and Property. By allowing second hand smoke to endanger the lives of the community, our government is negating its responsibilities of giving each citizen their chance at maintaining a long, healthy, and prosperous life. Please do not take our opportunities of living a smoke free life away from us. Thank you.	May-24-2011
Against	Please protect our health.	May-24-2011
Against	The people have spoken and it is offensive that this legislature would consider ignoring the will of the people and roll back sections of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. You cannot put a value on someone's health or their life for that matter. In addition to patrons, we need to remember that waitresses and bartenders are also exposed to continuous smoke while they are working. These are the people that are unable to stand up for themselves out of fear for being fired. They were given an opportunity to speak out at the ballot box, which they did, and now because of a very strong lobby, their rights as voters are being ignored. The people voted to enact the clean indoor air act and it should remain without being tinkered with by this legislature.	May-24-2011
Against	I am a cardiologist and, although smoking may be good for business, I care more for the non-smokers and kids in the area that would be affected by smoking.	May-24-2011
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Against	The dramatic and devastating health consequences of cigarette smoking and second hand smoke are well documented. Anyone continuing to dispute this is simply in denial or ignorant to the data. Changes to any legislation that broadens the venues in which cigarettes or other tobacco products are allowable will dramatically damage the publich health of our community and increase the overall health care costs to Nevada. As a physician, I can not see any legitimate reason to proceed. The venues in question have dealth with this for years now and should have adapted already. As we try to ban tobacco from all indoor venues in Nevada (to improve our public health and decrease cost to the healthcare system), we must send a clear and unequivocal message that smoking is harmful and wrong.	May-24-2011
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Against	KEEP THE SMOKE OUT OF PUBLIC PLACES! WE DON'T WANT TO BREATHE THIS TOXIC SMOKE EVER AGAIN! If we can keep restaurants and bars from serving E-Coli in the food we eat, then we can keep them from putting smoke in the air we need to breathe!	May-24-2011
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Against	Do not allow the passage of this bill weaking the clean indoor air act. I strongly oppose this bill and cannot believe your would do anything to take us backward in the state having to do with our health.	May-24-2011
Against	Please oppose AB571. I am an asthmatic and enjoy living and being in locations that don't agravate and inhibit my ability to beathe. As a voter and American any legislation that affects my health should be considered with the highest of priorities and my rights to lead a helathy life should be protected. As a resident of Nevada I would hope that I would have my rights protected from legislatures that I have voted in. Please do not pass this bill my health and well being depend on it!	May-24-2011
Against	This bill will infringe on my rights as a restaurant/bar patron to breath clean air when dining. It also is unhealthy for anyone to eat let alone work in a smoking establishment. Please do not approve this bill!!!	May-24-2011
Against	I am allergic to cigarette smoke and I do not want to limit the restaurants I can go to because of my allergies. Nor do I want my children to breathe 2nd hand smoke	May-24-2011
Against	Smoking is NOT something non smokers should be exposed to. It is cancerous and discusting! Pleas	May-24-2011
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Against	This is a very bad bill. It would benefit very few while potentially harming many. I believe, as do most Nevada citizens that the current prohibitions on smoking represent a hardship on bars, taverns, saloons etc but rather are a benefit to them.	May-24-2011
Against	I would like to be able to enjoy a meal without the possiblity of getting cancer from secondhand smoke!	May-24-2011
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Against	CLEAN AIR FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!	May-24-2011
Against	Please don't change the law. It is safer and more pleasant for customers currently.	May-24-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is deadly to Nevadans- Smoking does not belong in enclosed areas.	May-24-2011
Against	How sad for all of us if this bill is passed and we are once again exposed to 2nd hand smoke in Nevada. I have enjoyed so much these past several years, going to a nice restaurant and not smelling smoke everywhere. Please let us live longer, healthier lives by not passing this bill.	May-24-2011
Against	The passage of this bill would greatly increase secondhand smoke in Nevada. Secondhand smoke is dangerous and deadly and this is a no-brainer! NO on AB571!	May-24-2011
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Against	Smoking should not be allowed in any food establishments.	May-24-2011
Against	It is unacceptable to allow smokers to infringe on the rights of others to breathe clean air, regardless of location, especially given the fact that cigarette smoke, both first and second hand, are cancer-causing.	May-24-2011
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Against	I voted for the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act, as did the majority of Nevadans. To thwart the will of the people is unethical and sneaky. Please do not pass this bill!	May-24-2011
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Against	Please protect our right to clean air! Smokers can go outside to smoke, eaters can't really go outside to eat. Children visit some of these establishments and they should be protected from second hand smoke. Smoking kills and should not be encouraged by the state.	May-24-2011
Against	I urge you to not support AB751. This is a real slap in the face to Nevada voters who overwhelming passed the Nevada Clean Air Act in 2006. The voters knew what they were doing then and do not want the law "tweaked" by this very late attempt by special interests who are trying to change the act so late in this legislative session. You represent the people of Nevada and we have already spoken on this subject. The law, as it stands, is good and has already served the people of Nevada well. Thank you.	May-24-2011
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Against	For the past couple of years, it has been very nice to be able to enjoy going out with friends for drinks, without the exposure and health risk of cigarette smoke. I think by reversing this decision and once again allowing smoking in establishments with or without food would be a step in the wrong direction. Individuals that have made the conscience choice not to smoke should not have to have the risks of second hand smoke. Smokers can simply step outside if they choose to smoke.	May-24-2011
Against	People are always unhappy about the cost of health care and yet we are considering allowing smoking. The cost of smoking related diseases is very high and everyone bears the burden of paying for them. Please vote NO	May-24-2011
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Against	Second hand smoking and Smoking is unhealthy and harmful to the population as a whole. Any short term benefit to bars would be unmatched by the future healthcare expenses that the state will incur due to this bill.	May-24-2011
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Against	Every day second hand smoke is killing Nevadans. As a State, we have made so much progress since 2006 when the Nevada Clean Indoor Act was passed by the voters. We should not let the will of the people be changed by the passage of this bill. Here are just a few important things to consider… STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WHEN CLEAN INDOOR AIR POLICIES HAVE BEEN ENACTED IN RESTAURANT AND/OR BARS, REVENUES ACTUALLY GO UP! CONSIDERING THAT ABOUT 80% OF ADULTS DON'T SMOKE, IT MAKES SENSE THAT THEY WILL GO OUT TO EAT, DRINK AND DANCE MORE OFTEN IF THEY DON'T COME OUT SMELLING LIKE A SMOKER! CLEAN INDOOR AIR BOOSTS THE ECONOMY. WHEN A PERSON IS SMOKING, THE SMOKE THAT COMES OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THEIR CIGARETTE IS CALLED SECOND-HAND SMOKE. THIS SMOKE IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HARMFUL THAN THE SMOKE A PERSON INHALES WHILE SMOKING, MAINLY BECAUSE THE OTHER SIDE HAS A FILTER ON IT. SO IN A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM, NON-SMOKERS ARE BREATHING AIR THAT IS EVEN WORSE THAN SMOKING A CIGARETTE. A recent poll conducted by the American Lung Association revealed that Nevada voters support amendments to strengthen the Clean Indoor Air Act. The amendments that voters support would greatly reduce indoor smoking, namely to protect workers and customers, inside places of business such as casinos. Nevada voters were strongly in favor of implementing these new regulations, with an eight-to-one margin of voters stating they believe Nevada’s customers and employees have the right to breathe clean air. Furthermore, 86% said it is important to have a smoke free environment in all workplaces and indoor public spaces.	May-24-2011
Against	Businness will suffer because no one wants to eat in a smoke filled establisment. Way too unhealthy...don't do it!!	May-24-2011
Against	We are finally able to patronize bars, restaurants and the like without having to inhale second hand smoke, have our clothes stink like ash trays, or have the taste of our food corrupted by the stentch of tobacco smoke! Don't change or relax the law, please.	May-24-2011
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Against	I am against any modification to the indoor clean air act, which I voted for. Any elected official that votes to remove the ban from bars and taverns will lose my vote forever. In addition, I will not go to these businesses that allow smoking indoors should you make the mistake of changing this.	May-24-2011
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Against	A vote for this bill will add another "worst state" category to Nevada. Please respect the will of the people of your state.	May-24-2011
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Against	WE VTED 6 YEARS AGO TO GET THIS BILL PASSED. NOW YOU ARE A MESSING WITH IT. IT SHOULD BE ENFORCED AND IF YOU GET RID OF THIS CLEAN INDOOR ACT YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. JUST LOOK ON A PACK OF CIGS OR CIGARS AND READ ABOUT THE POISON AND THAT IS PUT INTO THE AIR FOR OTHERS TO BREATH. THIS IS ABOUT LIFE AND HEALTH OF PATRONS AND EMPLOYEES. THERE IS NO EXCUSE 2011!!!!! BREATHING IS NOT A CHOOSE.	May-24-2011
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Against	For those of us who have never smoked, yet have chronic lung disease because of those that do smoke, this is an insult and a crime. Do NOT allow smoking in public places, ANY places. PLEASE!	May-24-2011
Against	The smell of second-hand smoke immediately gives me a headache. I love knowing that if I take my family to a "bar" that is "family friendly" my children will not be subjected to the horrible second hand smoke. Please do not change the law. It is wonderful as is. Thank you.	May-24-2011
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Against	If passed, this bill will allow smoking in bars, taverns, and, let's face it; restaurants. No longer can I enjoy dinner at a lot of other really nice eating establishments, like Bistro 7, Rapscallion's, Silver Peak, Great Basin Brewery, because they all have bars. My mother was a smoker for years and as a child I had terrible sinus and ear problems. When I turned 18 and moved out, suddenly it all cleared up. No more ear infections! My mother died of lung, throat and brain cancer 10 years ago... from smoking. I don't need anyone's second-hand smoke affecting my respiratory system. Regardless of the "science" associated with second-hand smoke -- it simply kills my sinuses, throat and lungs. Smokers are welcome to enjoy dinner at any restaurant, bar, tavern or casino in Nevada. But PLEASE, make them keep their smoke outside! Thanks!	May-24-2011
Against	Please listen to the voters. We already voted with quite a margin.	May-24-2011
Against	Clean air should not have anything to do about a persons age. We all have the right to breathe clean air, and no one should have the right to put contaminated air out for other people to breathe. In fact BDR 15-1294 is shluld be stronger.	May-24-2011
Against	This bill will endanger many people by exposing them to secondhand smoke. Please do not let the tobacco lobby and the liquor/bar lobby win on this issue.	May-24-2011
Against	Gross!	May-24-2011
Against	Nevada should not be stepping back on smoking bans. We should be moving forward as every other state in the union is doing. Smoking in public places is a thing of the past. We should be talking about banning cigarrets altogether, in the casinos, etc. New York started a ban on smoking today at all public beaches and parks. It is such a pleasure to go to a bar and not have to smell cigarrete smoke, not have my health in danger. I am sure most employees of smoking bars hate the smoking. I make it a point not to go into any place of business that allows smoking, yes, even casinos. I am a Nevada Native and it is time to move forward, not backward. Keep the cigarretes away! Marco	May-24-2011
Against	PLEASE DON'T OVER TURN THE CLEAN INDOOR ACT! WE WANT TO EAT IN A SMOKE FREE AREA.	May-24-2011
Against	My sister died with lung cancer last year from smoking. I can't eat in the casinos that allow any smoking.	May-24-2011
Against	PLEASE DON'T OVER TURN THE CLEAN INDOOR ACT. NEVADA IS ALREADY AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERYTHING, DON'T LET THE SMOKERS PUT US AT THE BOTTOM FOR HEALTH TOO. WE HAVE RIGHTS, WE WANT CLEAN AIR WHEN WE EAT. WHY DO THEY GET ALL THE RIGHTS TO KILL US!! IT IS NOT RIGHT, THE VOTERS VOTED AND THE VOTES SHOULD STILL STAND. THIS IS STILL AMERICA WHERE VOTING COUNTS!!!	May-24-2011
Against	Smoking allowed venues should be diminished, not expanded. Smoking stinks and damages the health of anyone exposed to it.	May-24-2011
Against	The whole state voted on this. No part of it should be overturned. People's health is at stake, just to accomodate some people's addiction, and addiction that affects everyone around them, not just the smoker. Sheesh.	May-24-2011
Against	Dont vote against the established wishes of the electorate	May-24-2011
Against	This bill is a step in the wrong direction. Please do not overturn the will of the people.	May-24-2011
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Against	It is an invasion of my health rights to allow smoking in public restaurants.	May-24-2011
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Against	I hate cigarette smoke and refuse to eat in an establishment that has smoke-filled rooms. Please do not change the law that provides clean air in restaurants and other public places where people need to breath while being there. It is especially harmful to children to be in a smoke-filled room.	May-24-2011
Against	As a bar patron I'm against this and so are the vast majority of my friends....	May-24-2011
Against	Please keep our Clean Air Act as it was originally implemented.	May-24-2011
Against	By the passing of this bill, you would be overturning the will of the people who voted this law in. Let's try to move up the latter in our health status, not fall off it.	May-24-2011
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Against	we finally have a healthy atmosphere to enjoy our food in. Why do we have to be subjected to second hand smoke, which is not good for us, just because we choose to go out and eat.	May-24-2011
Against	Please don't jeopardize the health of Nevadan's citizens, againist their "voted" wishes to satisfy some lobbying interests.	May-24-2011
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Against	We the people voted our choice. Its working well. Don't mess with it.	May-24-2011
Against	Please honor the voters's will and DO NOT PASS this revision	May-24-2011
Against	By allowing this bill to pass, you are allowing for higher health costs. People who chose not to smoke would be exposed to secondhand smoke. Please don't pass this piece of legislature.	May-24-2011
Against	Please do NOT change the Clean Indoor Air Act. The majority of Nevadans voted for this Act. Now we have to work on the casinos!	May-24-2011
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Against	Second hand smoke is potentially deadly. My children all suffer from severe asthma. We are constantly searching for ways to avoid anything that disrupts their breathing. Please keep the air clean!	May-24-2011
Against	This is stupid to have smoking in small enclosed areas. I do not enjoy breathing other peoples smoke. The Best thing the Legislature ever did was to pass the law forbidding smoking where there is food served. Do not forget even children can go to Bully's. The cigarette industry has claimed enough lives.	May-24-2011
Against	There are many reasons why I am against any revisions to the Clean Air Act that was passed in 2006. I consider myself tolerant of others and the choices they make but when others' choices take away from my own ability to make choices (such as having to breath in someone's smoke) then I am not so tolerant. I have a right to breath clean air and so does my daughter, my husband and all others that I love and care about. Second hand smoke gives me a headache which is an instant side effect. We also know that second hand smoke causes more than headaches, it also can cause cancer. There are many other things that could be said about my opposition to making any revisions to the Clean Air Act but there is not enough room. Please consider my request for NO revisions to this bill. I have tolerated others choices long enough and now it is my turn to have a say! And I say I do NOT want to breath any more second hand smoke! Thank you.	May-24-2011
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Against	As a health care professional I demand that you consider the will of the people and KEEP THE AIR fit to breathe! Any legislator that votes for this bill will be remembered for that action and I will vote AGAIST them in any future political contests. Please acknowledge receipt of this E-mail and inform me of your intentions. C.B. Burkham	May-24-2011
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Against	I enjoy going to a bar once in a while and would NOT go if there was smoking!! Why on Earth would Nevada think of going backwards in time??	May-24-2011
Against	smoking should be banned anywhere that it can impact another persons health.	May-24-2011
Against	As a father of two I am strongly against this bill. With all the research available today it shocks me that our legislature would consider a bill that will increase the risk of developing cancer. The state and local government will not receive taxable revenues from me if this is passed because we will not take our business to establishments that put my family health above gaming revenues. We will avoid sports bar and grill type restaurants and when I go out without the kids we will not be patrons and bars if smoke is present.	May-24-2011
Against	We, the majority of the voters of this state, voted for the smoking ban and we do not want it diluted!!	May-24-2011
Against	Pleae do not pass this bill and gut the Indoor Clean Air Act. The facts are that smoking harms and kills people, whether you smoke yourself or inhale second hand smoke. Smoking-related illnesses cost this country billions of dollars every year for legal addiction that is supported by the tobacco industry. Don't be fooled by the language: all bars are age-restricted. Smoking does not belong indoors, especially where food is served. Please, do the right thing and do not pass this bill.	May-24-2011
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Against	It is very important that the Clean Indoor Air Act remain strong. I would not support any bill to weaken that legislation. Places where food is served should remain smoke free. I would like to see all businesses including bars be smoke free. Employees and patrons should not be exposed to the hazardous effects of second hand smoke. From an economic stand point, we can not afford to pay for the loss of health and life associated with second hand smoke.	May-24-2011
Against	The law "as is" is a good law. Please do not revise the definition of the stand-alone bar, tavern or saloon to suit smokers. Protect our restaurants from the dangers of second hand smoke. Thank you.	May-24-2011
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Against	Do not pass this bill. Protect the air that we breath.	May-24-2011
Against	Nevada is an innovative and beautiful state - full of opportunities! Please prevent our State from traveling back in time and protect the health of us who do not smoke - most Nevadans are smokefree - 78% of us! As a mom, an educator, and an involved community member I oppose this bill. Please support the majority of your state - not the few with the most money.	May-24-2011
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For	Let the market decide. If people don't want to go to an establishment with smoking, let them choose not to. If a business owner wishes to ban smoking, Let them. Let's keep the government out of it and let the people vote with their patronage. The current bill has been unenforceable. Many businesses around the state do not police this rule and the government doesn't have the funding to do it. There are more important matters at hand.	May-24-2011
Against	I have asthma and for years had to put up with second-hand smoke (with many visits to my doctor) as the Information Technology Director at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno. No citizen who has a contribution to make to society should have to suffer health effects from another citizens bad-habits! It becomes especially detrimental to society (and the health of our NV economy) when career choices have to be changed based on the prospect of working in a smoking environment. It's time to ban all indoor smoking everywhere and forever!	May-24-2011
Against	Please keep restaurants and bars smoke free!	May-24-2011
Against	With all due respect to the 23% of smokers in Nevada, I can't help but think of the 77% of non-smokers who take great offense to second hand smoke. Smoking robs more than 1,500 lives EVERY DAY and we continue to enable tobacco use. Please think of the majority (non-smokers rights) and vote no on this one. Thank you for your time and consideration.	May-24-2011
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Against	LEAVE THE NEVADA CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT ALONE, WE LIKE OUR CLEAN AIR!	May-24-2011
Against	I have lived in the Reno/Sparks area for 35 years. Prohibiting smoking in bars is a good thing. I am not sure why this is being considered for revision. All of the medical research clearly indicates the negative effects of second hand smoke. I really do not wish to be subjected to it again.	May-24-2011
Against	This bill is an outrage. Nevada voters wanted to limit smoking in public places and clean up our air. If it is true that business has been lost because of it, so what? The health of our citizens is more important. I would not patronize any establishement that allowed smoking and know many many people who feel the same way.	May-24-2011
Against	I am totally opposed to this bill. As a former smoker & heart surgery survivor, I know well the dangers of smoking & second-hand smoke	May-24-2011
Against	The introduction and or consideration of this bill is totally unacceptable. The benefit of the previous legislation to remove smoking from public establishments with few exceptions continues to benefit the health and well being of the citizens of Nevada. Any change in the present legislation would diminish the health of Nevada citizens and increase health care costs. As a Nevada physician I strongly oppose AB 571 and encourage our legislators to do the same.	May-24-2011
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Against	to go into a resturant / bar / grill and not have to smell someone elses smoking because they are finished eating even when I have not, has been such a relief. I can say I now frequent those establishments more because I am more comfortable. With myself and my family they have gained money with the implementation of this bill, not lost.	May-24-2011
Against	I am opposed to any changes to the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. The public voted in 2006 to ban smoking in public buildings and eating establishments. If action is taken to liberalize smoking, I will not be frequenting those places of business.	May-24-2011
Against	Please do not go backwards to a smoke-filled environment. There is absolutely no good reason for people to smoke and imposing the bad results of that habit, i.e. the smoke, into the air where others (especially children) are forced to breathe the pollutants is not OK.	May-24-2011
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Against	Second-hand smoke is disgusting and unhealthy for everyone involved.	May-24-2011
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Against	The proponents of this bill should be ashamed. The Nevada electorate has voted and supported the Clean Air Act overwhelmingly and poll results have shown that 83% of Nevada adults support the original bill. The smoking ban has had significant health benefits for citizens, employees, and children. The claims that the Clean Air Act has had detrimental economic effects on bars is misguided and false. Mismanagement is the cause of any their financial downturn. Please vote this bill down immediately.	May-24-2011
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Against	The voters have already spoken loud and clear on this issue. Do not go against the will of the people. This state will never move forward if we allow it to be pulled back into the dark ages where clear evidence about second hand smoke is dismissed.	May-24-2011
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Against	We deserve clean air.	May-24-2011
Against	We have a right to breathe in clean air. Secondhand smoke can cause problems for us in the future especially for our children. This was voted and passed, leave it alone.	May-24-2011
Against	Should be making the ban stronger, not weaker. Being in charge of employee benefits, i see the costs associated with obesity and smoking for both employees and companies. It appears this bill endorses smoking, I strongly oppose this bill.	May-24-2011
Against	This bill will lead to increased exposure to second-hand smoke in Nevada.	May-24-2011
Against	We need to keep this in place as is.	May-24-2011
Against	Keep our eating areas clean. We don't need to be breathing the smoke while enjoying our food. Let's not increase the cost of health care when we can take preventive measures.	May-24-2011
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Against	I as a voter asked for smoking to be prohibited. So did the majority of the voters in Nevada. Do not reverse the current law as written. Please, leave the laws related to Nevada's Clean Indoor Air Act alone. Do not amend, change or alter them.	May-24-2011
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Against	The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was the best thing to happen. Let's not go backwards. The voters have spoken out already.	May-24-2011
Against	I can't believe that our government would even consider passing a bill that once again will allow others the right to smoke in an establishment because it has a bar. Second hand smoke KILLS people. It's a Fact and there is no two ways around that. By passing a bill to allow smoking in a bar you are allowing smokers to slowly kill those that don't smoke. Figure it out people. I enjoy many restaurants (and many of those have bars in them) because for once I can actually taste the food (instead of ashtray smoke). Stop protecting the rights of those that choose to kill themselves smoking (as well as others) and start protecting the rights of those that choose to be healthy and alive.	May-24-2011
Against	Do NOT gut the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. If you want to change this Act then do it properly by letting the people of this state vote on any amendment to the Act. Not by a last minute Legislative Bill. Come election day your vote on this bill will not be forgotten.	May-24-2011
Against	This was the will of the people! There is NO excuse for reversing any portion of this act beyond the shortsighted greed of the gaming industry, which is FAR FAR outweighed by the overall savings in health care costs at any rate! Please do not ignore one of the most progressive, positive reform acts that nevada (or any other state for that matter) has passed.	May-24-2011
Against	How can people think that bars making more money is more important than protecting people from second-hand smoke!	May-24-2011
Against	I actually go to bars more often now because there is no smoking. If this bill passes, I will stop going to establishments where smoking and dining are permitted.	May-23-2011
Against	The Nevada Clean Indoor Act was passed by the voters. The will of the people should stand. If people want it repealed, then put it on the ballot and let's have another vote. The problem is that these people who want the law repealed want the Legislature to do it -- they don't want to put it on the ballot again.	May-23-2011
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Against	Please don't weaken the existing ban on smoking. This is critical to the health of the employees and that impacts all of us.	May-23-2011
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Against	PLEASE DO NOT PASS THIS BILL! The voters of Nevada stated their opinions on this a few years back and I must say....it has SO nice to have NO smoke in bars/restaurants. Smokers have already adjusted to this new law and are fine to go outside and smoke....now you're thinking of reinstating their former rights? NO WAY! DO NOT PASS THIS BILL. PLEASE!! We don't need to die from second hand smoke. There are enough other bad things out there already!	May-23-2011
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Against	Please oppose AB571	May-23-2011
Against	BAD IDEA !!!!!!	May-23-2011
Against	We must not take this giant step backward and endanger the health of everyone for those that make the poor life choice of smoking. If anything there should be legislation that would prohibit smoking or tax is at such a rate that it will pay for the health issues caused by smoking. It is ridicules to consider allowing smoking in public places.	May-23-2011
Against	Why are we even discussing this? The citizens voted to stop smoking in eating establishments. The deal is DONE!	May-23-2011
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Against	All people have the right to be able to enter a food establishment. Those allergic to smoke -- for instance, those with asthma -- would not be able to frequent places where smoking is allowed. In my opinion, this is a form of discrimination against those with such health problems, and my family would be no longer interested in living here if such a bill were passed. Even though we don't have severe allergies to smoke, such as asthma, we would not be interested in supporting a community where such archaic practices as indoor smoking are allowed.	May-23-2011
Against	Do not pollute the air. It is disgusting to inhale second hand smoke, its unhealthy and irritaes the lungs	May-23-2011
Against	This is crazy. We can finally breathe and enjoy all bars that serve food and restaurants free from smoke and this would only cause me to quit going to places that would allow smokers. Nevada has the highest rate of white women with lung cancer, why? because they work in restaurants and bars with smokers. It has to stop. Please don't kill more of us. If we smell it we are breathing it. Listen to the real science. No smoking! Don't let tobacco companies rule Nevada, we have enough addicts.	May-23-2011
Against	I don't understand how this does not expand the number of places where people are exposed to secondhand smoke. Many of the taverns that have selected to not allow smoking in order to keep their kitchens will now be able to allow smoking -most likely significantly increasing the number of venues where people are exposed to secondhand smoke. That is expansion which weakens the law that I voted for. Please do not accept the self-serving statements that the proponents offered this morning that it does not expand smoking - it clearly will.	May-23-2011
For	As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas we went from spending about $100/day on food in sit down establishments to spending about $20/day on fast food due to the smoking prohibition. Passage of this bill would definitely bring us back into bars, saloons, and taverns and establishments that serve food.	May-23-2011
Against	Second-hand smoke leads to many different health hazards. I should not have to avoid a sports bar because I do not smoke.	May-23-2011
Against	To make changes to the clean indoor air act would be a shameful step backwards that would have negative impacts on Nevadan's health and quality of life, including making it less pleasant to go to establishments if exposure to cigarette smoke would have to be endured. It is widely known how dangerous second hand smoke is, and many states have implemented no smoking ban with no detrimental effects on business. Don't let Nevada public policy be steps behind what is common practice in other parts of the country.	May-23-2011
Against	Both smokers and second hand smokers suffer from numerous issues related to the chemicals/toxins from cigarette smoke. Our children should not have to be subjected to this again. It causes lung cancer, throat cancer, on and on, you cannot let this pass.	May-23-2011
Against	Prohibiting smoking has nothing to do with reduced revenues - it's the economy downturn. Smoking is allowed in casinos, and their revenues are down as well. This bill is completely without merit.	May-23-2011
Against	This bill is a huge step backwards in protecting us all from second-hand smoke. The voters approved the Nevada Clean Indoor Act and will continue to do so whenever it is put on a ballot.	May-23-2011
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Against	Second hand smoke is just as dangerous as it has ever been. Allowing even limited smoking in eating establishments will simply open the door for more and more liberal smoking laws. Not only are there health benefits to not allowing smoking in areas that serve food, it is a personal pleasure not to be subjected to a cloud of smoke while trying to eat a meal. Please do not change the current rules on smoking in public areas. Thank you.	May-23-2011
Against	I am solidly against this bill because it represents an effort by businesses to circumvent a voter-enacted piece of public health legislation. This bill is about sacrificing the long term health of the general public and tavern employees for the sake of the base pursuit of additional profit on the part of business owners. With the economy being as bad as it is many people who work in taverns will not feel like they can quit their jobs just because the tavern they work in allows smoking. However, those workers will be the ones who pay the price down the road when they develop cancer and are bankrupted by medical bills and the tavern owners are pocketing the profits and retiring without a care in the world.	May-23-2011
Against	Let us breathe!	May-23-2011
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Against	I am against this bill as it is making changes to something that was passed by the required percentage of voters. It troubles me that those we elected to represent us are considering a bill that will essentially strip away our voice.	May-23-2011
Against	I am a 50 year old woman who has never smoked, but have been diagnosed with emphysema from second hand smoke. I strongly oppose.	May-23-2011
Against	PLEASE do not do anything to weaken the no smoking act. It is such a pleasure to go into a restaurant without being subjected to second hand smoke. I truly feel that those of us who do not smoke should not have to be subjected to it. While some may argue the establishments lose business, my friends and I actually go to more restaurants now than we did before simply because of the somking restrictions. I vist establishments that I never would have before because now I know they will be smoke free. Please allow us to eat and live smoke free.	May-23-2011
Against	Approving this bill is a statement about the value you put on your constituents lives. This is completely backwards.	May-23-2011
Against	If the Legisture is concerned about Nevada's Clean Indoor Air Act, they need to put the issue back on the ballot as a voter referendum and it Nevada voters speak.	May-23-2011
Against	Clean air in our social establishments is VITAL to the health of our nation. Please, please don't make such a regressive step and allow indoor smoking. Our health, and that of our children, is the paramount consideration.	May-23-2011
Against	prohibit smoking in all establishments that serve food to reduce exposure to 2nd hand smoke which has many negative health consequences as smoking	May-23-2011
Against	Do NOT allow this to happen. Nevadans have enough health problems, we do not need to be exposed to 2nd hand smoke again. My husband and I are patrons of many locations and will NOT be so if there is smoking allowed.	May-23-2011
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Against	This bill attempts to circumvent the will of the voters and should not be passed.	May-23-2011
Against	My children's health is more important than a person's right to smoke in public bars/taverns that serve food.	May-23-2011
For		May-23-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is unhealthy, costs taxpayers $$ for long term care. Banning smoking in ALL indoor establishments is the way to go if you just have the gits to stand up for people--not business.	May-23-2011
Against	I quite smoking exactly 2 years ago and do not want to be out at a resturant and smell smoke or have my children exposed to 2nd hand smoke!	May-23-2011
Against	Please do not allow smoking in food serving establishments. I am the Mother of a young son who has bronchio pulminary displasia. We struggled for years to be able to go into a bowling alley, restaurant or many other places because of all the smoke. We found ourselves to be very limited in the places we could go as a family. Once smoking was banned from establishments that served food, we were able to enjoy so many activities that we had missed out on previously because of not being able to expose our son to the cigarrette smoke. We were able to go places that "normal" families enjoy, places we just could not even enter before. Tobacco smoke can trigger severe asthma attacks in children and adults. Please do not pass this bill. It will have a ripple effect that will seriously limit what families are able to do. People should quit smoking. The economy is very bad for everyone, I do not believe one bit that bars, taverns etc. business is hurt because of not being allowed to smoke. There is no direct evidence to support that claim. All businesses are down in profits. Please do not change the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-23-2011
For		May-23-2011
Against	Please do not allow smoking back in bars/taverns where food is served.	May-23-2011
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For	Please do not weaken this law!	May-23-2011
For	Small business' have lost revenue or even closed it's doors because smokers who go to taverns and can't smoke will go to the bigger casinos to do so. Smokers have rights too. I can't smoke at a restaurant, which is fine, but leave my bar alone - kid's aren't allowed in there anyway.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	Smoking in bars/saloons that serves food will be hazardous to our health. Please do not pass this bill.	May-23-2011
Against	Please, please do not pass this revision. Nevadans health are at great risk if you do. I am a Public health Nurse from rural Nevada. We already rank in the bottom percentiles on most health issues. Do NOT go back. We were starting to move in the right direction.....There are more non-smokers than smokers in this state. Maybe these businesses need to refine their marketing to target the non tobacco users.	May-23-2011
For		May-23-2011
Against	Passage of this bill would be a huge step back for Nevada. Please make the health of all Nevadans a priority over the pockets of bar owners.	May-23-2011
Against	This issue has already been settled. Most patrons appreciate the smoke-free environment. Furthermore, this is no longer an issue regarding comfort of smokers in an establishment, it is about the right of a worker to maintain the freedom to work in an environment which does not endanger their health. Constant exposure to cigarette smoke would revoke the freedom of a worker to pursue an occupation of their choosing and ability. Enacting this bill would be a step backwards in terms of health, choice, and freedom.	May-23-2011
Against	This was a mandate of Nevadan citizens, not special interests who ware trying to sacrifice the health of employees and customers to make a buck. Do not repeal or revise the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. It is law. It has been passed by Nevada voters. Don't send Nevada back to the Stone Age by passing this AB571. We will pay for the tobacco related illnesses caused by allowing smoking.	May-23-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is as harmful as smoking. Keep smokers outside.	May-23-2011
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Against	Leave the current law alone, people have accepted it. No need to subject any non smoker to secondhand smoke, even in a bar. That's what the great outdoors is for. Thank you.	May-23-2011
Against	This goes against what the citizens of Nevada voted for in public elections.	May-23-2011
Against	I am in favor of clean indoor air	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	Please let's not go back to the times when people couldn't enjoy a meal in a bar/restaurant without having to choke through a cloud of smoke. Its a health risk, and is sure too keep Nevada at the bottom of the list of healthy states.	May-23-2011
Against	This has been a wonderful ban and even my friends that smoke cigarettes have very few complaints. There is no reason to do away with this improvement.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	If this passes, you as legislators speak volumes that you do not value the health of Nevada's citizens and instead are caving to the tobacco industry, the bars and taverns, the resort boards, the casinos, and Las Vegas, and endangering citizens' health. The citizens of Nevada spoke loudly five years ago and told legislators that they wanted clean air for themselves and their children. It is disgusting to think you will once again make Nevada the designated smoking area for the nation.	May-23-2011
Against	I am opposed to the passage of this bill. I am aware that the language of the bill is not explicit to allowing smoking in eating establishments; however I would hate to see our state revert back to allowing restaurants to condone unhealthy environments. I will definitely not support any establishments that allow smoking tobacco indoors. It is dangerous to weaken the Clean Indoor Air Act and possibly allow establishments to allow smoking.	May-23-2011
Against	Please support the will of the voters and let's keep moving Nevada forward. Voting yes on this bill is a step backward and evidence is strong that secondhand smoke is harmful to health. Nevada can't afford the increased health care costs if this bill were passed.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	Studies have repeatedly shown that smoking bans improve the health of the communities in which they are enacted. The Society of Actuaries has determined that exposure to second hand smoke costs the US economy $10 billion per year,($5 billion in exposure to illness and $4.6 billion in lost wages). Don't undo all the progress we've made toward improving the health of Nevadans.	May-23-2011
Against	This bill is detrimental to all Nevadans and risks wiping out any progress the NCIA has made over the past few years. It is important that we continue to strengthen the indoor air regulations not weaken them. Evidence now proves there is NO safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke and the workers as well as patrons in these establishments need to be protected.	May-23-2011
Against	The Clean Indoor Air Act was voted into law by the people of Nevada in order to protect the health of people of all ages in restaurants and bars. Please do not undo this extremely important policy.	May-23-2011
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Against		May-23-2011
Against	Passage of this bill does two things: 1)it violates the will of the people, and 2)it compromises the health of ALL Nevadans by exposing us to deadly secondhand smoke.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	Passing this bill will cause increased exposure to secondhand smoke and all Nevadans will pay - with their health, and the cost of care for smokers and those exposed to smoke. Please do not weaken the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act.	May-23-2011
For		May-23-2011
Against	Its time to quit making innocent people fall victim to the known health risks and complications from both second and thrid hand smoke. We have already accomplished so much with this bill. Leave it alone. Smokers, quit complaining...get off your seats and go smoke outside, leaving the people around you clear of your stinky habits.	May-23-2011
Against	Second hand smoke is universally bad. Though Nevada merchants claim that the Clean Indoor Air Act has harmed their income, research has demonstrated that this is not the case--that the rise and fall of income by local businesses is simply a function of economics. What is also clearly demonstrated by research is that second hand smoke is harmful and should be avoided. While I agree that it is an individual's right to choose to smoke, it is my right as a Nevada resident to be able to frequent businesses without sacrificing my health.	May-23-2011
Against	Respect the vote of the people and don't mess with Nevada's clean indoor air act. We deserve clean air in Nevada!	May-23-2011
Against	Opposed. Don't weaken the Clean Air act	May-23-2011
For		May-23-2011
Against	Why is the legislature even considering overturning the will of the people? I am outraged! The voters have demonstrated our belief that patrons and employees should have the right to breathe clean air in community bars and restaurants. Since the NCIAA has passed, going out for dinner or cocktails has become much more enjoyable without the nuisance and health concerns posed by tobacco smoke. As a public health professional, asthma patient, and voter that considers health a priority, I ask that you do NOT weaken this legislation. If anything, please consider strengthening this valuable act!	May-23-2011
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Against	Please do NOT allow smoking in restaurants! This is dangerous to all of our health and as a victim of second-hand smoke caused asthma I cannot believe you would even consider it!	May-23-2011
Against	Please keep the air clean for those of us that don't want to breath in cancer causing drugs. Non smokers should have the right to share the clean air in places that we eat, live, and enjoy our time.	May-23-2011
Against	By passing this legislative measure, the choice of having clean air to breathe while eating may be taken away. As a registered voter in Carson City, I cannot support anything that will allow something as toxic as smoking in restaurants. While I understand adults have the choice to eat where they prefer, they also have the choice to breathe clean air! Studies have proven how toxic chemicals from smoking are to humans, why would this even be considered? Money? How much money do we as taxpayers pay for smoking related illnesses and deaths per year? Far more than a bar/tavern/restaurant would lose if smoking was not allowed in their establishment! Please DO NOT consider this a necessary legislative meausre! We the people voted to pass the original NV Clean Indoor Act, let's keep it!!!! Thank you for your consideration.	May-23-2011
Against	I do NOT support legislation weakening smoking bans.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	Second hand smoke kills!	May-23-2011
Against	I strongly oppose any weakening of the current ban on indoor smoking	May-23-2011
Against	WE VOTED THIS LAW IN AND NOW OUR VOTE MEANS NOTHING , I AM ASTHMATIC AND WOULD REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT I CAN SIT DOWN FOR A MEAL AND NOT GET SICKER.	May-23-2011
Against	As a mother of a child with allergies, and as a Registered Nurse, I oppose the reversal or revising any aspect of the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. This will cause negative health consequences for everyone.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
For	As a non-smoker, I am still in favor of this bill.	May-23-2011
Against	2nd hand smoke kills thousands of people a year NOT JUST CHILDREN. It kills the PARENTS of children. Those of us with asthma or anyone who just doesn't like the smoke will no longer be allowed to go out to dinner, or to go have a cocktail and food somewhere. Allowing "smoking bars" to serve food, undoes what the VOTERS voted for!! It makes "non-smoking bars serving food" to become SMOKING RESTAURANTS. There are HUNDREDS of "smoking bars" out there that currently SERVE FOOD. (Check out "Carmel's" in Reno)	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	I love my smoke free restaurants and do not want to go back to having to ask for athe non smoking section at various restaurants. I value my health and the health of our community. Thank you.	May-23-2011
Against	This would be a devastating blow to Nevada in terms of Public Health. We are already ranked worst in the country with many health indicators and allowing smoking back into establishments where it has been removed already would be a step backwards for all the work that has been accomplished up to this point.	May-23-2011
Against	Do not reverse the will of the people who voted for the NCIAA through voter initiative in 2006. If this bill is passed most assuredly more Nevadans will once again be forced to breathe deadly, smoke-filled air in public places to satisfy the wishes of the minority. A recent American Lung Association poll shows 83% of Nevada voters currently support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act	May-23-2011
Against	This is a horrible idea! Please, keep the health of Nevadans in mind.	May-23-2011
Against	This would be a giant step backwards for Nevada.	May-23-2011
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For	Please DO-PASS AB571, and lets put Business and workers "BACK TO WORK"	May-23-2011
Against	Smoking and second hand smoke are know to cause health problems! Are you really going to consider signing a bill that will invite more exposure of innocent people to a known carcinogen?	May-23-2011
Against	It is our constitutional right to have our health protected.	May-23-2011
Against		May-23-2011
Against	I have a right and my grandchildren have a right to breathe. We enjoy going out to eat and having a clean smoke free environment to dine. The same applies to going to grocery stores, etc. SECOND HAND SMOKE KILLS!!!	May-22-2011
Against		May-22-2011
Against		May-22-2011
Against	Since the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was passed by a vote of the people then any amendments, revisions or repeals of this act should be once again up to a vote of the people.	May-22-2011
Against	As a mother, health professional and citizen, I vehemently oppose any legislature that would relax the laws and allow smoking in any indoor area. The science proving the detrimental effects of both smoking and being exposed to second hand smoke is clear. Please do not weaken the great advances we have made in protecting the health of our citizens.	May-22-2011
Against	PLEASE do not change what the people voted for - this is outrageous to revise. ALL Nevadans can now go out and eat with their families even if they are allergic to tobacco smoke. It has been so much better now and to change it would be a crime.	May-22-2011
Against	As a parent of a 2 year old who suffers from asthma, I vehemently oppose this bill. You cannot segregate smoke by doors and signs...it leakes through cracks and through ventilation systems. My daughter's asthma has been triggered in the car at stoplights next to others smoking in their cars. That is how sensitive most asthmatics can be! Please keep the health and safety of our children in mind..they are the future of the State of Nevada!	May-22-2011
Against	Allowing smoking in a bar would negatively affect the health of the non-smokers! Especially for customers who have asthma!!	May-22-2011
Against	You have got to be kidding me. We, Nevadans, voted on this!!! Please so not betray us by weakening/revising or amending the Nevada Clean Indoor Act.	May-22-2011
Against	We voted on a smoking ban... if anything we need to make it stronger. The smoking ban did not cause decrease sales.... its the RECESSION!!!	May-22-2011
Against	The majority of Nevada voters supported a ban on smoking in places of business that serve food. They had the option of voting for a ban that would have allowed smoking in taverns, but instead chose the more restrictive measure. There is no safe level of second hand smoke. Changing the law that the voters approved will endanger the lives of tavern patrons and employees and increase the state's health care cost burden. Please vote against this measure that would weaken the law as approved by the majority of voters. Thank you for your consideration.	May-22-2011
Against		May-22-2011
Against	The people of Nevada voted in the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act. You have not right to weaken or repeal it. The people who elected you have spoken. What happened to democracy?	May-22-2011
Against	Please keep our air smoke free and do not allow the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act to be repealed or weakened in any way.	May-22-2011
Against	this was settled! don't go back on a major health issue!	May-22-2011
Against	This one should never have been brought forward out of committee. The voters spoke. Smoke in casinos is the reason I don't go to casinos. Smoke still gets into the casino restaurants, even though smoking in the restaurant is prohibited. Please reject this one and provide more enforcement of existing non-smoking law when it comes to casinos. Thanks.	May-22-2011
Against	Please keep our air clean.	May-22-2011
Against	Please keep our air clean.	May-22-2011
Against	Please leave the current law intact. We have so few safeguards on our health in Nevada the way it is. I have children and I want them to have a chance to grow up healthy in Nevada. We all know that smoke migrates over walls, partitions, etc.	May-22-2011
Against		May-21-2011
Against	The people spoke in 2006. We like the Nevada laws as is. Please don't make us bring it up again in 2012. Thank you.	May-21-2011
Against	Please don't weaken the clean indoor act. Now that healthcare will be government run and funded, you shouldn't not encourage smoking as it increases healthcare costs. We only frequent establishements that are smoke-free.	May-21-2011
Against	SECOND HAND SMOKE IS DEADLY. THE STATE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENS.	May-21-2011
Against		May-21-2011
For		May-21-2011
Against	I am 100% opposed to this bill. It goes against the will of the citizens of Nevada when they approved the NICCA in 2006. Any representative who supports this vision will lose my vote in any upcoming election.	May-21-2011
Against	I urge you to vote NO on AB 571. We voters spoke and smoking in food and other establishments was outlawed, and those of us without chronic lung problems breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, those with emphysema, COPD and lung cancer don’t have enough lung capacity to take a deep breath. The evidence is overwhelming about the effects of second hand smoke—it is lethal. My father died of lung cancer because he had smoked since he was a teenager. The inconvenience to smokers of having to refrain from smoking inside is minimal compared to the health of innocent bystanders. So please vote NO on AB 571 and protect all of us.	May-21-2011
Against		May-21-2011
Against	People were meant to breathe air, not tobacco smoke. We all know smoking kills and mains all those exposed to it. AB 571 would go against the will of Nevadans who fought for a law to restrict smoking. AB 571 would harm us all.	May-21-2011
Against	I strongly oppose AB 571. I worked very hard with many volunteers to pass the smoking ban in 2006. 83% of Nevadans support the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act (2011 survey). Nevada voters want more protection from secondhand smoke, not less. Do not weaken the smoking ban. OPPOSE SB571. Nevada's smoking ban has already resulted in a significant reduction in heart attacks and strokes. This means that the smoking ban saved Nevada many millions of dollars: An average $34 million annual reduction in hospital charges, and an average $14 million annual reduction in Medicare and Medicade charges. (See the UNR study reported in the Las Vegas Review Journal May 19, 2011. Save lives, save millions of dollars, oppose SB571.	May-21-2011
Against	Eliminate smoking in casinos, too.	May-21-2011
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Against	The voters voted to have the areas smoke free. Please respect the voters.	May-21-2011
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For	Let's become NEVADA again, allow the smoking in the bars - please!	May-21-2011
For		May-21-2011
Against		May-21-2011
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Against	Keep the Clean Air Act in tact. Keep tobacco smoke out of our lungs.	May-21-2011
Against		May-20-2011
Against	Please do not weaken any portion of this voter enacted smoking ban. Bars and tavern workers and patrons deserve to breathe clean indoor air. Please do not undo the will of the people. If you allow smoking to take place in bars and taverns that serve food, you will essentially be allowing smoking to occur in eating establishments "aka"restaurants. If you allow bars and taverns that serve food to allow smoking you will be opening the doors to allow smoking to come back into other public places. Please do the right thing and vote no on Ab521.Thanks	May-20-2011
Against	we wanted this, we voted for it. The argument that they are loosing money because of it, doesn't work with an increase in the number of new businesses and the economy. I hate smelling like smoke if I came to eat.	May-20-2011
Against	This was a voter enacted bill. How can you work to roll back part of the NCIAA against the will of the people? It certainly seems like a deal was made behind closed doors as Clark Clark elected officals publicly stated back in April. Give this bill a fair public hearing and don't let the lobbyists tell you what to do.	May-20-2011
Against	I wish the laws would say that there could be no smoking indoors, food or no food!	May-20-2011
Against	As a veteran of the US Marine Corps and Navy Reserves I implore you not to weaken the voter approved NV Clean Indoor Air Act. I voted for the smoking ban and no part of it should be undone. Do not let smoking in bars aka bar restaurants. The public and workers should not have to be exposed to more smoke. I know exactly what I voted for and would be outraged if the legislature believed the lies of the bar and taverns. Remember that 80 percent of Nevadans are non smokers and we won't be happy if you weaken this law. Thanks	May-20-2011
Against		May-20-2011
Against	Please do not support this bill as it weakens the voter-approved smoking ban (Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act).Me,my family and many frineds voted for smoking to be banned in many public places including bars in 2006. Please do not undoe the will of the voters. Weakening the smoking ban will expose more workers and patrons to deadly secondhand smoke.Thank you in advance for making the right decision and standing up for the public will.	May-20-2011
Against		May-20-2011
Against	I believe the contents of AB 571 have already been rejected by voters in 2006. Don't take the clear air away from the places I like to frequent.	May-20-2011
Against	This is an outrage to overturn what the public voted for in 2006. I am extremely dissapointed that this has even become a bill.	May-20-2011
Against	You've got to be kidding me! Another attempt to weaken a voter approved law. Please oppose this bill and make it known that special interests should not be able to change laws that the voting public supports.	May-20-2011
Against	PLEASE LEAVE THE CLEAN INDOOR ACT ALONE! It should NOT be part of this bill!! WE, the voters, put the CIAA into law for many reasons & trusted OUR Legeslators to keep it there...& we will certainly be watching to see who is trying to destroy something that took us many years to accomplish. Please do not do this to us. Please leave the Clean Indoor Act alone? Thank you!	May-20-2011
Against	Leave the NV Clean Indoor AirAct alone!	May-20-2011

76th (2011) Session Opinions

76th (2011) Session
Opinions