Smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; civil penalty. (SB1304)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) with support from co-patron Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian)

Progress

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

Description

Smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; civil penalty. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to designate reasonable no-smoking areas within an outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by the locality. The bill requires such ordinance to (i) require adequate signage designating such areas, (ii) provide that a violation of such ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25 to be paid into the treasury of the locality where the offense occurred and expended solely for public health purposes, and (iii) provide that any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons regarding a violation of the ordinance. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/07/2019Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102387D
01/07/2019Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/15/2019Reported from Local Government (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
01/16/2019Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB1304)
01/17/2019Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/18/2019Read second time and engrossed
01/21/2019Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
01/24/2019Placed on Calendar
01/24/2019Read first time
01/24/2019Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/04/2019Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
02/12/2019Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/14/2019Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2019Read second time
02/19/2019Read third time
02/19/2019Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/19/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2019Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/19/2019Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/19/2019VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/22/2019Enrolled
02/22/2019Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1304ER)
02/22/2019Signed by President
02/22/2019Signed by Speaker
03/04/2019Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
03/04/2019G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
03/21/2019G Approved by Governor-Chapter 713 (effective 7/1/19)
03/21/2019G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)