Kentucky House Bill 199 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-19 - floor amendment (1) filed
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment.

Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-19	House	floor amendment (1) filed
2022-01-04	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-01-04	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb199.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb199/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/HB199/HFA1.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/22RS/hb199/LM.pdf