A bill to ban smoking in picnic areas on state beaches and parks is headed to California Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.
The California Assembly passed the bill 52-14 Friday. The bill would impose fines of up to $25 for people who smoke or leave cigarette butts in designated picnic areas. It would also apply to people smoking e-cigarettes.
It’s the latest effort by California lawmakers to limit smoking on state beaches. Lawmakers earlier this week approved other bills banning smoking on beaches and in parks.
Gov. Jerry Brown has previously vetoed similar bills. The Democrat argued in a veto message on one of those bills last year that it would have been government overreach.
The United States-based Ocean Conservancy lists cigarettes as the most commonly found litter collected on beaches.
