The Bullitt County Fiscal Court is giving its approval to a plan that would bar smoking on county-owned property. Still unsolved, however, is a lawsuit against the county Board of Health over a regulation it passed in 2011 that outlaws smoking in all public places, including bars and restaurants.
According to the Courier-Journal, Bullitt Fiscal Court and eight cities in the county sued the Board of Health, saying the body doesn’t have the power to enact such rule changes.
That lawsuit is currently before the state Supreme Court.
The ban passed by the county fiscal court Wednesday doesn’t cover all work and public places, only select facilities owned by the county.
Two Kentucky state lawmakers are sponsoring a billat the General Assembly that would create a statewide smoking ban.
A recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll shows that a majority of Kentuckians support a statewide smoking ban.
The poll released in early January from the non-profit Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky shows 65% of Kentucky adults favor a statewide smoke-free law. The new numbers are up six points from last year, and 17 points from four years ago.
Opponents of the measure are concerned the law would infringe on the rights of private business owners.
