With dozens of area hookah lounges facing major transformation when the state’s smoking ban takes effect on May 1, business leaders are to meet with officials on March 30 to hash out details of the law.

The Arab American Chamber of Commerce organized the 5:30 p.m. meeting at the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn with representatives from the state Departments of Community Health and Agriculture, the County Health Department, and city officials.

The ban, passed by the legislature in December, prohibits smoking in any area of business, including patios or rooftops, where customers can receive food or beverage service.

Cigar bars, tobacco specialty retail stores, and the gaming floors of casinos can be granted exemptions.

Hookah bars can qualify as tobacco specialty retail stores, but can only sell “packaged, non-potentially hazardous foods, bottled beverages, or both, in incidental amounts, such as less than five percent of gross sales,” according to state guidelines.