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n November of 2006 the citizens of Arizona made their voices heard by passing the Smoke-Free Arizona Act A.R.S. §36-601.01. This landmark statute prohibits smoking in most enclosed public places and places of employment including (but not limited to):


* Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, or any establishment that serves food
* Office buildings and work areas such as meeting rooms, employee lounges, classrooms, and private offices
* Health care facilities, hospitals, health care clinics, and doctor’s offices
* Company-owned or employer-owned vehicles during working hours if the vehicle is occupied by more than one person
* Enclosed common areas in hotels and motels
* Lobbies, elevators, restrooms, reception areas, halls, stairways, and any other enclosed common-use areas in public and private buildings including condominiums and other multiple-unit residential facilities
* Any place of employment not exempted. Click here to view exemptions.
* Tribes are Sovereign Nations. The Smoke-Free Arizona Act has no application on Indian reservations as defined in A.R.S. §42-3301 (2).