Findings

The General Assembly finds that: (1) Scientific research data have shown that nonsmokers often receive damage to their health from the smoking of tobacco by others; (2) Smoking, directly or indirectly, is a major cause of preventable diseases and death; (3) Secondhand smoke can cause or contribute to lung cancer, heart disease, chronic lung ailments, and low birth-weight; and (4) A law that prohibits smoking on state-supported institutions of higher education campuses will reduce secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers. Acts 2009, No. 734, § 1. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Scientific research data have shown that nonsmokers often receive damage to their health from the smoking of tobacco by others; (2) Smoking, directly or indirectly, is a major cause of preventable diseases and death; (3) Secondhand smoke can cause or contribute to lung cancer, heart disease, chronic lung ailments, and low birth-weight; and (4) A law that prohibits smoking on state-supported institutions of higher education campuses will reduce secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers. Acts 2009, No. 734, § 1.