The new ban will cover outside areas of bars, bus stops and parks where children and pregnant women are present.
The potential new laws will also cover e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, according to Turin Daily, which said legislation has already been drafted.
The Italian association of Environmental Medicine welcomed the new proposed ban on Monday saying that vaping products were gateway drugs for tobacco addiction.
People who start vaping when they are young have a higher risk of becoming smokers, they said.
Former Minister Carlo Giovanardi, who was instrumental in the 2003 ban on indoor smoking introduced by then Health Minister Giovanni Sirchia, supports the change.
"There will be more freedom for all with this new regulation," he said.
"People will still be able to smoke outdoors, but not when there are others present."
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