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HB 1703 Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain public buildings, restaurants, etc., exceptions.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; penalty. Establishes a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants. The bill contains several exemptions from this prohibition where smoking may be permitted, including a restaurant that 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 are separately vented. The bill contains technical amendments.
FULL TEXT
- 01/05/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098296472 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 091848584-H1 pdf
- 02/09/09 House: Printed as engrossed 091848584-EH1 pdf
- 02/19/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 091852584-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/04/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/09/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/05/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098296472
- 01/05/09 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/09 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 6-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 091848584-H1
- 02/08/09 House: Read first time
- 02/09/09 House: Read second time
- 02/09/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 091848584-H1
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment #1 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment #2 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment #3 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment #4 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Amendments #'s 5, 6, and 7 by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Gear rejected
- 02/09/09 House: Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/09/09 House: Pending question ordered
- 02/09/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments (61-Y 38-N) HB1703EH1
- 02/09/09 House: VOTE: --- ENGROSSMENT (61-Y 38-N)
- 02/09/09 House: Printed as engrossed 091848584-EH1
- 02/10/09 House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 37-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (61-Y 37-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Read second time
- 02/18/09 Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/18/09 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 02/19/09 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Committee substitute printed 091852584-S1
- 02/20/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/24/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/09 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/09 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 091852584-S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1703S1
- 02/24/09 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N)
- 02/25/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/09 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 091852584-S1 (60-Y 37-N)
- 02/26/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (60-Y 37-N)
- 03/04/09 House: Enrolled
- 03/04/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1703ER)
- 03/04/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 153 (effective 12/1/09)
- 03/09/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0153)