On the same day that anti-smoking activists convened a news conference to urge New Jersey's lame-duck assembly to support the law, Sweeney made this revelation. While most interior places are smoke-free, Atlantic City's casinos are still excluded.
Democratic Governor Phil Murphy stated earlier this month that he would sign the bill if it was approved by lawmakers, but Sweeney did not provide a timeframe for when this may occur since he was speaking before attending a ground-breaking ceremony for a supermarket in Atlantic City.
We actually haven't really begun to discuss it in any depth, according to Sweeney. "We need to get together and discuss which bills we're going to carry forward, along with the governor and the speaker of the (Assembly).
"I have no idea what the lame duck will look like. Each member of the legislature, as well as the governor, must concur. We'll see, then.
Many anti-smoking activists are disappointed by this announcement since they had thought that a ban put in place by Murphy in reaction to Covid would signal the beginning of a more long-lasting policy. But after it ran out in April, casinos were once again exempt.
The fact that this most recent revelation was made during the annual "Great American Smokeout," which was started by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and urges individuals all throughout the country to quit smoking, makes it all the more depressing.
According to an ACS survey, which found that residents favour the resolution by a margin higher than two to one, a smoking ban in New Jersey would similarly appear to have overwhelming support.
