GA HB1040

Establishes a 25-foot smoke-free buffer zone around all state and local government buildings and enclosed public places in Georgia

Removes the smoking exemption for long-term care facilities

Removes the smoking exemption for private and semi-private rooms in licensed health care facilities where patients previously could smoke with physician authorization

Removes the smoking exemption for convention facility meeting rooms during private functions where minors are excluded

Removes the smoking exemption for common work areas, conference rooms, and private offices in private workplaces that are open to the public by appointment only