BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The House voted 62-19 today to bar use of tobacco products on the House floor or any area of the Capitol controlled by the House — including committee rooms and offices.

The legislation (House Resolution 69) by Representative Karen Carter Peterson, of New Orleans, was approved without going to a committee for debate.

The ban covers use of any tobacco product, including chewing tobacco. Peterson acknowledged the measure has no penalties but said sergeants-at-arms can enforce it by telling a member or a visitor not to light up or chew.

Some lawmakers noted that the Capitol’s fourth floor, which has offices for the governor and his staff, has some chewers. Timmy Teepell, Governor Bobby Jindal’s chief of staff, is a frequent visitor to the House chamber and sometimes chews tobacco from a seat in the rear of the House.

The change will go into effect when House Speaker Jim Tucker, a co-sponsor of the resolution, signs it.