This afternoon, the Florida Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted favorably to S.B. 334: Regulation of Smoking in Public Places. The Cigar Association of America (CAA) has been working to protect the cigar and pipe tobacco industries and the rights of cigar and pipe consumers by pushing to include an amendment to the legislation that would exempt cigars and pipe tobacco from the smoking ban.

Without the Association’s efforts rounding up legislative support for this specific amendment, S.B. 334 would make smoking of ANY kind illegal in all state parks, along with giving municipalities the ability to ban smoking in local parks and beaches.

CAA will continue to engage directly with the Florida Legislature as S.B. 334 makes its way through the process. We pride ourselves on being one of the leading national trade associations that has been representing the best interests of its members and cigar companies for over 84 years.