Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain public buildings, restaurants, etc., exceptions. (HB1703)

Introduced By

John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
Served: 2002–

with support from 14 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

☑	Introduced
☑	Passed Committee
☑	Passed House
☑	Passed Senate
☑	Signed by Governor
☑	Became Law

Description

Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; penalty. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to smoke in any establishment built and operated after July 1, 2010, as a restaurant, unless such establishment is constructed in such a manner that areas where smoking may be permitted are structurally separated from the portion of the restaurant in which smoking is prohibited and such areas contain structurally separated ventilation systems. Additionally, the bill provides that no wait staff or busboys in such restaurants shall be required by the proprietors or person who manages or otherwise controls any such restaurant to work in smoking areas mandated by this section without consent of such employees. The bill prohibits smoking in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealth or agency thereof or any locality. The bill contains technical amendments.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/05/2009 Committee
01/05/2009 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098296472
01/05/2009 Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/26/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB1703)
02/05/2009 Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2009 Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2009 Committee substitute printed 091848584-H1
02/08/2009 Read first time
02/09/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB1703EH1
02/09/2009 Amendments # 5, 6, and 7 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Read second time
02/09/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 091848584-H1
02/09/2009 Amendment #1 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Amendment #2 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Amendment #3 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Amendment #4 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Amendments #'s 5, 6, and 7 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Amendment by Delegate Gear rejected
02/09/2009 Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
02/09/2009 Pending question ordered
02/09/2009 Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments (61-Y 38-N) HB1703EH1
02/09/2009 VOTE: --- ENGROSSMENT (61-Y 38-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2009 Printed as engrossed 091848584-EH1
02/10/2009 Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
02/10/2009 VOTE: --- PASSAGE (61-Y 37-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed
02/11/2009 Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/17/2009 Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2009 Read second time
02/18/2009 Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/18/2009 Rereferred to Education and Health
02/19/2009 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009 Committee substitute printed 091852584-S1
02/20/2009 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2009 Passed by for the day
02/24/2009 Read third time
02/24/2009 Reading of substitute waived
02/24/2009 Committee substitute agreed to 091852584-S1
02/24/2009 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1703S1
02/24/2009 Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2009 Placed on Calendar
02/26/2009 Senate substitute agreed to by House 091852584-S1 (60-Y 37-N)
02/26/2009 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (60-Y 37-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB1703S1)
03/04/2009 Enrolled
03/04/2009 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER)
03/04/2009 Signed by President
03/05/2009 Impact statement from DPB (HB1703ER)
03/06/2009 Signed by Speaker
03/09/2009 G Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 12/1/09)
03/09/2009 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153)

Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/06/2009, 02/06/2009, 02/08/2009, 02/09/2009, 02/10/2009 and 02/11/2009.