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Jul 16, 2007 8:42 pm US/Eastern

Smoking Ban Passes Pa. State House

HARRISBURG (AP) ― Smokers would no longer be able to light up inside restaurants, bars and casinos in Pennsylvania under a version of a statewide smoking ban the state House of Representatives passed Monday.

The bill, however, differed from a smoking ban passed by the Senate three weeks ago, and with the legislative session nearly at an end the disagreement threatened to sink any hopes of final passage until at least the fall.

The House voted 141-62 to send its bill to the Senate after the fourth consecutive day of debate over how strict to make the smoking ban sought by Gov. Ed Rendell. The governor has included the ban in his "Prescription for Pennsylvania" initiative aimed at lowering the cost of health care, broadening its availability and improving its quality.

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