Health costs associated with smoking cause health insurance premiums to rise for everyone and so affect nonsmokers.

In rural areas of the state, there are relatively few retail establishments and government offices that are open to the public.

The state law would supersede the local antismoking ordinances, which contain stronger bans than the state law does.

There is considerable sentiment among voters in most areas of the state for restriction of smoking.

The state law would not affect existing local ordinances banning smoking in places where the fire authorities have determined that smoking would constitute a fire hazard.