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SB 149 Outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; nonsmoking areas, penalty.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
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. The bill contains a reenactment clause.
FULL TEXT
- 12/28/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101569D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107960D-H1 pdf
- 03/05/18 House: Floor substitute printed 18108024D-H2 (Peace) pdf
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108268D-S1 pdf
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB149ER) pdf
- 04/09/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/28/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101569D
- 12/28/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/16/18 Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-Y 3-N)
- 01/18/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/18 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/22/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/23/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/18 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/18 Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
- 01/29/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/29/18 House: Read first time
- 01/29/18 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/19/18 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/27/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/18 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
- 03/01/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18107960D-H1
- 03/05/18 House: Read second time
- 03/05/18 House: Floor substitute printed 18108024D-H2 (Peace)
- 03/06/18 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/18 House: Read third time
- 03/07/18 House: Substitute by Delegate Peace withdrawn 18108024D-H2
- 03/07/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18107960D-H1
- 03/07/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB149H1
- 03/07/18 House: Passed House with substitute (56-Y 41-N 1-A)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (56-Y 41-N 1-A)
- 03/08/18 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (4-Y 35-N)
- 03/08/18 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/08/18 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senate acceded to request (27-Y 10-N)
- 03/08/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senators: Sturtevant, Edwards, Chase
- 03/08/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/18 House: Delegates: Gilbert, Habeeb, Bourne
- 03/10/18 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conference substitute printed 18108268D-S1
- 03/10/18 House: Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 17-N)
- 03/10/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N)
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)
- 03/20/18 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/20/18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB149ER)
- 03/20/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/18 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 26, 2018
- 03/26/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective - see bill)
- 04/09/18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799)