Bingo Smoking Ban Update

From our insider at the Capitol:

Things are as quiet at the Capitol as they will ever be; the calm before the storm. We expect the Legislature to return on Thursday, November 6th for 6 session days in November and 9 in December before officially ending on 12/31/08 at midnight. This will be the classic “Lame Duck” session period in which anything can happen.

With at least 43 members not returning in January the smoking ban will either pass or fail based on their desire. Whether the version exempting bingos and casinos is the version pushed forward by the legislature is anyone's guess.