Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain public buildings, restaurants, etc., exceptions. (HB1703)
Introduced By
Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) with support from 14 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Joe Bouchard (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Phil Hamilton (R-Newport News), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Steve Shannon (D-Vienna), Del. Bob Tata (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-McLean), Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)
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 |
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Comments
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