Bill Text: OR HB2726 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended

Oregon House Bill 2726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to the Oregon Indoor Clean Air Act; and declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-07 - Chapter 601, (2011 Laws): Effective date June 30, 2011. [HB2726 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HB2726-Amended.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

HA to HB 2726

LC 923/HB 2726-2

                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                         HOUSE BILL 2726

                   By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE

                            April 25

  On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after '433.835 ' insert
'and 433.990'.
  Delete lines 5 through 30 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + } ORS 433.835 is amended to read:
  ' 433.835. As used in ORS 433.835 to 433.875:
  ' (1) 'Cigar bar' means a business that:
  ' (a) Has on-site sales of cigars as defined in ORS 323.500;
  ' (b) Has a humidor on the premises;
  ' (c) Allows the smoking of cigars on the premises but
prohibits the smoking of all other tobacco products in any form
including, but not limited to, loose tobacco, pipe tobacco,
cigarettes as defined in ORS 323.010 and cigarillos as defined by
the Oregon Health Authority by rule;
  ' (d) Has been issued and operates under a full on-premises
sales license issued under ORS 471.175;
  ' (e) Prohibits persons under 21 years of age from entering the
premises and posts notice of the prohibition;
  ' (f) Does not offer video lottery games as authorized under
ORS 461.217;
  ' (g) Has a maximum seating capacity of 40 persons;
  ' (h) Has a ventilation system that is certified by the
assistant to the State Fire Marshal described in ORS 476.060 for
the jurisdiction in which the cigar bar is located as adequate to
remove the cigar smoke in the cigar bar and vents the smoke from
the cigar bar in a manner that prevents the smoke from entering
any other establishment; and
  ' (i) Requires all employees to read and sign a document that
explains the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoke.
  ' (2) 'Enclosed area' means all space between a floor and a
ceiling that is enclosed on three or more sides by permanent or
temporary walls or windows, exclusive of doors or passageways,
that extend from the floor to the ceiling.
  ' (3) 'Place of employment' means every enclosed area under the
control of a public or private employer that employees frequent
during the course of employment, including but not limited to
work areas, employee lounges, vehicles that are operated in the
course of an employer's business that are not operated
exclusively by one employee, rest rooms, conference rooms,
classrooms, cafeterias, hallways, meeting rooms, elevators and
stairways. 'Place of employment' does not include a private
residence unless it is used as a child care facility as defined
in ORS 657A.250 or a facility providing adult day care as defined
in ORS 410.490.
  ' (4) 'Public place' means any enclosed area open to the
public.
  ' (5) 'Smoke shop' means a business that  { - : - }  { +  is
certified with the authority as a smoke shop pursuant to the
rules adopted under section 3 of this 2011 Act. + }

  '  { - (a) Is primarily engaged in the sale of tobacco products
and smoking instruments, with at least 75 percent of the gross
revenues of the business resulting from such sales; - }
  '  { - (b) Prohibits persons under 18 years of age from
entering the premises; - }
  '  { - (c) Does not offer video lottery games as authorized
under ORS 461.217, social gaming or betting on the premises; - }
  '  { - (d) Does not sell or offer on-premises consumption of
alcoholic beverages; and - }
  '  { - (e) Is a stand-alone business with no other businesses
or residential property attached to the premises. - }
  ' (6) 'Smoking instrument' means any cigar, cigarette, pipe or
other smoking equipment.
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + Section 3 of this 2011 Act is added
to and made a part of ORS 433.835 to 433.875. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) The Oregon Health Authority
shall adopt rules establishing a certification system for smoke
shops.
  ' (2) The authority shall issue a smoke shop certification to a
business that:
  ' (a)(A) Is primarily engaged in the sale of tobacco products
and smoking instruments intended for off-premises consumption or
use, with at least 75 percent of the gross revenues of the
business resulting from such sales;
  ' (B) Prohibits persons under 18 years of age from entering the
premises;
  ' (C) Does not offer video lottery games as authorized under
ORS 461.217, social gaming or betting on the premises;
  ' (D) Does not sell, offer or allow on-premises consumption of
food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages;
  ' (E) Is a stand-alone business with no other businesses or
residential property attached to the premises;
  ' (F) Has a maximum seating capacity of four persons; and
  ' (G) Allows smoking only for the purpose of sampling tobacco
products for making retail purchase decisions; or
  ' (b)(A) Filed an application for certification as a smoke shop
on or before December 31, 2010, and was certified as a smoke shop
by the authority on or before July 1, 2011; and
  ' (B) Allows smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent
of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of
cigarettes.
  ' (3) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) of this
section must renew the smoke shop certification every five years
by demonstrating to the satisfaction of the authority that the
smoke shop:
  ' (a) Meets the requirements of ORS 433.835 (5), as in effect
immediately before the effective date of this 2011 Act; and
  ' (b) Allows smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent
of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of
cigarettes.
  ' (4) The owner of a smoke shop certified under subsection
(2)(b) of this section may transfer the certification with
ownership of the smoke shop in accordance with rules adopted by
the authority.
  ' (5) A smoke shop certified under subsection (2)(b) may
continue to be certified in a new location under subsection
(2)(b) if:
  ' (a)(A) The new location occupies no more than 3,500 square
feet; or
  ' (B) If the old location occupied more than 3,500 square feet,
the new location occupies no more than 110 percent of the space
occupied by the old location; and
  ' (b) The smoke shop as operated in the new location:
  ' (A) Meets the requirements of ORS 433.835 (5), as in effect
immediately before the effective date of this 2011 Act; and

  ' (B) Allows smoking of cigarettes only if at least 75 percent
of the gross revenues of the business results from the sale of
cigarettes.
  ' (6) The rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section
must provide that, in order to obtain a smoke shop certification,
a business must agree to allow the authority to make unannounced
inspections of the business to determine compliance with ORS
433.835 to 433.875. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + } ORS 433.990 is amended to read:
  ' 433.990. (1) Violation of ORS 433.004 or 433.008, 433.255,
433.260 or 433.715 is a Class A misdemeanor.
  ' (2) Violation of ORS 433.010 is punishable, upon conviction,
by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections
for not more than three years.
  ' (3) Violation of ORS 433.035 is punishable upon conviction by
a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, or by
imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or
by both.
  ' (4) Violation of ORS 433.131 is a Class D violation
punishable by fines totaling not more than $50 per day, not to
exceed $1,000 in any 30-day period.
  ' (5) Violation of ORS 433.850 is a Class A violation
punishable by a fine of not more than $500 per day. Fines imposed
against a single employer under this subsection may not exceed
  { - $2,000 - }   { + $4,000 + } in any 30-day period.
  ' (6) Violation of ORS 433.345 or 433.365 is a Class B
violation. Failure to obey any lawful order of the Director of
the Oregon Health Authority issued under ORS 433.350 is a Class C
misdemeanor.
  ' (7) Any organizer, as defined in ORS 433.735, violating ORS
433.745 is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more
than $10,000.
  '  { +  SECTION 5. + }  { + Section 3 of this 2011 Act and the
amendments to ORS 433.835 by section 1 of this 2011 Act apply to:
  ' (1) Businesses certified as smoke shops before, on or after
the effective date of this 2011 Act.
  ' (2) Applications for certification as a smoke shop submitted
before, on or after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 6. + }  { + The amendments to ORS 433.990 by
section 4 of this 2011 Act apply to 30-day periods that end on or
after the effective date of this 2011 Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 7. + }  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and
safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act
takes effect on its passage. + } ' .
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