| Last Action | 01/19/22: floor amendment (1) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 486 |
| Sponsor | S. Westrom |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to define terms; 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 at specified locations; permit local governments to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and designated health department and local government employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violations; prohibit employers and others from discriminating against persons who report violations; provide for fines for violations that go to the agency whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; exempt certain research and manufacturing laboratories and agricultural buildings; amend KRS 344.040, relating to unlawful practices by an employer, to add references 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; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings; provide short title of the Smokefree Kentucky Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, statewide prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, statewide indoor smoking prohibition, exceptions Motor Carriers - Buses, taxicabs, statewide smoking prohibition, exceptions Notices - No smoking signs, requirements Occupational Safety and Health - Place of employment, indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform smoking citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places, exceptions Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition Unified Local Governments - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Cities - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Civil Rights - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Counties - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Counties, Urban - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Local Mandate - Indoor smoking prohibitions |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Floor Amendment 1 |
| 01/04/22 |
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| 01/19/22 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. Westrom |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; delete the definition of "cigar bar" and remove the phrase throughout the bill. |
| Index Headings |
Crimes and Punishments - Indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions, penalties Education, Elementary and Secondary - Smoking in school buildings, statewide prohibition Health and Medical Services - Health departments, enforcement of antismoking laws and ordinances Labor and Industry - Place of employment, statewide indoor smoking prohibition, exceptions Motor Carriers - Buses, taxicabs, statewide smoking prohibition, exceptions Notices - No smoking signs, requirements Occupational Safety and Health - Place of employment, indoor smoking, prohibition, exceptions Police, State - Uniform smoking citations, distribution to health departments Public Buildings and Grounds - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places, exceptions Public Health - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Tobacco - Indoor smoking, prohibition Unified Local Governments - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Cities - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Civil Rights - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Corrections and Correctional Facilities, State - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Counties - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment Counties, Urban - Indoor smoking, prohibition in enclosed public places and places of employment |
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