Lawmakers Pass Bill For Slower-Burning Cigarettes
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Posted: 5:54 PM May 1, 2008
Lawmakers Pass Bill For Slower-Burning Cigarettes
Legislators want tobacco companies to sell slower-burning cigarettes.
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Legislators want tobacco companies to sell slower-burning cigarettes.

Lawmakers passed a bill to require cigarettes sold after July 1,
2009, to be tested for how quickly they ignite. No more than 25
percent of them could be "full burn" smokes.

Safety advocates say it's a fire safety issue.

The Kansas bill requires manufacturers to place bands in
cigarette paper to stop that paper from burning, so the tobacco
goes out.

The House approved the bill Wednesday and the Senate passed it
today.

Supporters say tobacco companies don't object because they
already have patents on the paper bands.
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