MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minnesota State Rep. Phyllis Kahn intends to introduce legislation in the 2014 session that adds e-cigarettes to the state’s cigarette ban, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Kahn’s proposal would ban e-cigarettes under the state’s Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA), which bans smoking in public places.

Kahn, who authored the MCIAA in 1975, said including e-cigarettes in the law would bring consistency to regulations for a product that is facing growing scrutiny.

"Right now, we've got a patchwork system where local governments and even individual businesses make their own rules," Kahn said. "It's creating a lot of confusion. My bill removes any doubt as to where e-cigarettes can be used by applying the same regulations we have for traditional tobacco products … We can remove a lot of the confusion we’re seeing right now and bring more stability to this growing market.”