ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering whether to include electronic cigarettes in the state’s indoor public smoking ban.

The Senate Health Committee panel heard testimony Monday from health experts who said that the nicotine liquid and the vapor e-cigarettes produce could be hazardous to both consumers and the public.

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