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2007 SESSION
(HB2422)GOVERNOR'S VETO
April 10, 2007
TO THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
HOUSE BILL NO. 2422
Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 2422, which would have removed the requirement for restaurants to maintain nonsmoking sections, provided that they post “smoking permitted” signs.
I offered an amendment to ban smoking in restaurants. This amendment was not accepted by the House of Delegates, though there is broad agreement that additional smoking limitations are warranted. Accordingly, I am asking my Health Commissioner to convene stakeholders to develop a proposal for next year. At the same time, I am unwilling to sign legislation that would eliminate the current requirement for a nonsmoking section.
Accordingly, I am vetoing this bill.
GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
1. Line 179, enrolled
strike
all of lines 179 through 183