It's time to update the Clean Indoor Act of 2008 that allows smoking in bars in Pennsylvania. We claim to be a progressive city, but we're one of the last SIX states that still permits smoking in bars. It's a disgusting habit that people shouldn't have to endure while they're working or spending a night out. 

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, long-term exposure to secondhand smoke, such as exposure in a workplace, is associated with a 25–30 percent increased risk for coronary heart disease in adult non-smokers.

According to a study published last year in the journal Circulation, comprehensive smoke-free laws were associated with a rapid 15 percent decrease in heart attack hospitalizations and a 16 percent decrease in stroke hospitalizations. 

Making all Pennsylvania workplaces, restaurants and bars 100 percent smoke-free would result in fewer adult smokers, fewer smoking-related deaths,  and fewer non-smoker deaths. It would also save millions of dollars in smoking related health care costs. 

Pennsylvania cannot afford to wait to begin protecting workers and the public from the dangers of secondhand smoke. Please sign this peitition and encourage our legislators to enact change NOW!