Casino workers across the Sunflower State have applauded the introduction of a bill that would eliminate smoking on casino floors in Kansas.

Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, an action group in Kansas, gave its stamp of approval on bipartisan legislation introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The move would amend the state’s Indoor Clean Air Act if passed and close a smoking loophole inside casinos.

The Kansas House Committee on Health and Human Services has set a hearing for House Bill 2622 on Feb. 7 to hear testimony.

The group noted that Kansas is 1 of 11 states that still allow residents to smoke inside casinos. The introduction is seen as a positive step toward the alignment of the state with the smoke-free casino trend.