HB720 Summary

• Amends the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act to prohibit smoking in all restaurants, with "restaurant" defined as an enclosed indoor establishment open to the public devoted primarily to the sale and service of food for immediate consumption.

• Removes restaurants from the exemptions previously allowed under Section 22-15A-5, which had excluded them from workplace smoking policy requirements.

• Adds restaurants to the list of public places in Section 22-15A-6 where smoking is prohibited, with no designated smoking areas permitted within restaurant establishments.

• Allows small restaurant owners to designate their entire facility as either "smoking" or "nonsmoking" if deemed too small to have separate designated areas.

• Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.