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SB501: Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Mamie Locke (D-2)
Mamie Locke
(D-2)
Served: 2004–
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/03/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee
Summary
Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; penalty. Adds a prohibition against smoking in any food establishment in the Commonwealth and provides heightened penalties for violation. The bill defines food establishment. The bill contains numerous technical amendments, including reorganizing the Act into articles as follows: general provisions (article 1), statewide regulation (article 2), and local regulation (article 3). The bill moves the Act from Title 15.2 to Title 32.1.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/09/2008, 01/09/2008, 01/24/2008, 01/24/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/04/2008, 02/05/2008, 02/07/2008, 02/07/2008 and 02/12/2008.
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This bill is being tracked by Americans for Prosperity, RVANews, Cathleen G., Soren B., PJ, SCC, Angela H. and Amber A.
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Comments
I support this bill wholeheartedly! I am tired of going into public restaurants and coming out smelling like an ashtray. It has been a proven fact that second hand smoking is just as toxic as the act itself, so why do we have to be subjected to it if we don't want to.
I own a bar and I hate going home after work coughing and smelling like an ash tray. This bill has basically been killed and I will donate money to ever person running against anyone who voted to opose this bill. This is a must and needs to pass in the future.
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