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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A bill modeled after a Portland ordinance that limits smoking on restaurant decks and patios is facing its final vote in the Maine Senate.

The House on Thursday voted 88-50 to give final approval to the bill, which would prohibit smoking in outdoor eating areas of restaurants. The measure doesn’t include a time restriction as the original bill did.

It also requires restaurants to tell customers about the prohibition on smoking.

The bill faces a final Senate vote before going to the governor.

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