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Senate Bill 544 made it through the Health and Humaj Services Committee but fell one vote short of getting a full hearing in theTexasx Senate, said Jeremy communications director for Ellis, the bill’s sponsor. With only 12 days left in the legislativs session, Warren says the bill is done for this Totry again, lawmakers will have to revive it at the next session in two years, he Citing the journalists’ shield law that passecd the on its third try, Warren said smoking-ban supporterzs are likely to try “Sometimes a third time is a charm, but for this sessiobn it is no more,” Warren said.
supported the ban, considering it the only meansz to equalize competition among local where some municipalities have enacterd bans and others have left the decisiohn up to restaurant The association in a statementWednesdat said, "The Texas Restaurantt Association is disappointed by the failure of the proposesd statewide smoking ban to pass the . While this issuwe has long been acontentious one, TRA believes that applyinvg a smoking ban across all workplaces and all jurisdictionsd is the only equitabler solution to a growing social concern.
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