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Updated: 4:59 PM Jan 12, 2009
Nebraska To Require Fire-Safe Cigarettes?
Nebraska State Senator's proposal has a surprising backer; a tobacco lobbyist.
Posted: 4:59 PM Jan 12, 2009Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com |
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As of the first of the year, Iowa joined 36 other states in requiring that all cigarettes sold be fire-safe.
The cigarettes are designed to extinguish themselves if not puffed. The idea is to prevent fires caused when cigarettes are left unattended.
Now Nebraska lawmakers will soon be considering a similar rule. On Monday, Senator Arnie Stuthman of Platte Center proposed a fire-safe law.
Support for the bill is coming from a surprising source. Lobbyist James Moylan is a tobacco lobbyist representing Reynolds American. He says since so many other states have passed such laws "we might as well get it done" in Nebraska.
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