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A “No Smoking” sign directs Heinz Hall residents where smoking is allowed on the facility’s west side at the Iowa Veterans Home.
A bill calling for smoking to be allowed by all residents at the Iowa Veterans Home is being recommended by the Veterans Affairs subcommittee in the Iowa Senate.
Senate Study Bill 1080 passed the subcommittee with a 2-1 vote. Sen. Jeff Edler, R-State Center, serves on the subcommittee.
The bill states “The commission shall adopt rules relating to smoking applicable to members of the home.”
This would include making reasonable accommodations for smoking such as designated areas where residents can smoke.