Smoking in outdoor public place; locality regulation.
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2016
Last action Feb 21, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
legislature
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #3
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB938E
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Dec 29, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102097D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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