A ban on electronic cigarettes in Kansas City, Kan., moved forward at the Unified Government Administration and Human Services Standing Committee on Monday evening.
After a presentation by Misty Brown, an attorney with the UG, the UG commissioners on the committee voted unanimously to advance it to a UG Commission meeting.
The UG Standing Committee heard a presentation last month by health officials on why the electronic cigarettes should be banned. E-cigarettes would be banned from enclosed working places and on public sidewalks next to health care facility property lines. Smoking is already banned in those places.
Brown said the ordinance changes include new definitions for electronic cigarettes and tobacco products. The UG is also making sure the ordinance complies with current state law.