New Jersey Assembly Republicans want Dr. Kaitlan Baston to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos.
Assembly Republican Leader John DiMaio, Deputy Leader Antwan McClellan, Conference Leader Christopher DePhillips, Whip Brian Bergen, Budget Officer Nancy Munoz and Parliamentarian Brian Rumpf sent a letter to the state health department commissioner making the request.
The ask follows a meeting last week with casino workers, advocates from Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, and union representatives from the United Auto Workers, seeking to close the indoor smoking ban loophole.
The 2005 Smoke-Free Air Act banned smoking in most workplaces except casinos. Republicans say then-state health commissioner Fred M. Jacobs testified in hearings and led a public campaign to ensure its passage.