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SB 938 Smoking in outdoor public place; locality regulation.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Smoking in outdoor public place; locality regulation. Authorizes a locality, by ordinance, to designate nonsmoking areas in an outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by a locality. The bill requires such ordinance to provide for adequate signage designating such areas and provides that a violation of such ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25 paid into the Virginia Health Care Fund.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102097D pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17102097D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/29/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102097D
- 12/29/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/02/17 Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB938E
- 02/06/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17102097D-E
- 02/07/17 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)
- 02/07/17 Senate: Chair votes Yes
- 02/09/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/17 House: Read first time
- 02/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/10/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/14/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/21/17 House: Left in General Laws