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House Bill 190

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Last Action	recommitted to Judiciary (H)
Title	AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.
Bill Documents	Bill
Impact Statements	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	864
Sponsors	S. Westrom, J. Adams, K. Flood, J. Greer, T. Riner, D. Watkins
Summary of Original Version	Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of "no smoking" signs as specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and health department employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violation; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines go to the organization whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; amend KRS 344.040, relating to unlawful practices by an employer, to add reference to state law, local, ordinance, or local board of health regulation relating to smoking; amend KRS 431.450, relating to uniform citations, to provide for issuing citation forms to health departments; authorize the department of Kentucky State Police to create and issue uniform smoking violation citations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to exempt smoking laboratories where machines do the smoking; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings.
Index Headings of Original Version	Local Mandate - Antismoking ordinances Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibiting, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, indoor smoking prohibition Motor Vehicles - Buses, taxicabs, smoking prohibition Notices - No smoking signs, where required Occupational Safety and Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Unified Local Governments - Antismoking ordinances Cities - Antismoking ordinances Civil Rights - Antismoking laws and ordinances, effect of Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition Counties - Antismoking ordinances Counties, Urban - Antismoking ordinances
Proposed Amendments	House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 House Floor Amendment 3

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02/05/13	introduced in House
02/06/13	to Health & Welfare (H) posted in committee posting waived
02/07/13	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/08/13	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
02/14/13	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 15, 2013
02/19/13	floor amendment (2) filed
02/21/13	floor amendment (3) filed floor amendment (2) withdrawn
02/26/13	taken from the Regular Orders of the Day recommitted to Judiciary (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Lee
Summary	Amend to delete references to electronic cigarettes.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Antismoking ordinances Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibiting, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, indoor smoking prohibition Motor Vehicles - Buses, taxicabs, smoking prohibition Notices - No smoking signs, where required Occupational Safety and Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Unified Local Governments - Antismoking ordinances Cities - Antismoking ordinances Civil Rights - Antismoking laws and ordinances, effect of Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition Counties - Antismoking ordinances Counties, Urban - Antismoking ordinances

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	S. Westrom
Summary	Retain original provisions and add a new section to KRS Chapter 438 exempting certain smoking laboratories from the provisions of the bill.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Antismoking ordinances Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibiting, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, indoor smoking prohibition Motor Vehicles - Buses, taxicabs, smoking prohibition Notices - No smoking signs, where required Occupational Safety and Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Unified Local Governments - Antismoking ordinances Cities - Antismoking ordinances Civil Rights - Antismoking laws and ordinances, effect of Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition Counties - Antismoking ordinances Counties, Urban - Antismoking ordinances

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	S. Westrom
Summary	Retain original provisions and add a new section to KRS Chapter 438 exempting certain smoking laboratories from the provisions of the bill.
Index Headings	Local Mandate - Antismoking ordinances Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibiting, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, indoor smoking prohibition Motor Vehicles - Buses, taxicabs, smoking prohibition Notices - No smoking signs, where required Occupational Safety and Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Unified Local Governments - Antismoking ordinances Cities - Antismoking ordinances Civil Rights - Antismoking laws and ordinances, effect of Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition Counties - Antismoking ordinances Counties, Urban - Antismoking ordinances

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