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2021 SESSION

20100718D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1338
Offered January 8, 2020
Prefiled January 8, 2020
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2824.1, relating to smoking in multi-unit residential building; civil penalty.
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Patrons-- Keam, Hope and Price
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-2824.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-2824.1. Smoking in multi-unit residential buildings prohibited; civil penalty.

A. Smoking is prohibited in all parts of the interior of any multi-unit residential building, including a condominium building or apartment building.

B. Any person who continues to smoke in any building specified in subsection A after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25.

C. A civil penalty assessed under this section shall be paid into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under § 32.1-366.