South Carolina House Bill 3015 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Extend The Smoking Prohibition Provided For In The Act To Restaurants, Bars, Lounge Areas, And Recreational Facilities; To Specify That Smoking Is Permitted In Private Homes And Automobiles, Home-based Businesses, Private Functions In Indoor Areas, Hotel Rooms Designated As Smoking Rooms, Specialty Tobacco Stores, Tobacco Manufacturers, Cigar Bars, And Private Clubs And To Provide That A Proprietor Of An Establishment Has The Right To Prohibit Smoking In His Establishment Which Would Otherwise Be Permitted By This Chapter; To Provide That The Posting Of Designated Smoking Area Signs Is Not Required For Private Homes And Automobiles Or Home-based Businesses And To Provide An Exception; To Delete The Maximum Criminal Penalty From A Fine Of Twenty-five Dollars And To Provide A Minimum Criminal Penalty Of A Fine Of Not Less Than Fifty Dollars; To Provide That A Person Smoking In A Restaurant, Bar, Or Lounge Must Be Asked To Extinguish All Lighted Tobacco Products And If The Person Refuses To Do So, The Person Must Be Asked To Leave The Premises; To Prohibit A Person Or Employer From Retaliating Against Another Person Or An Employee Or Customer For Filing A Complaint For Or Seeking Prosecution Of A Violation Of This Chapter; And To Provide That The Clean Indoor Air Act Must Not Be Construed To Permit Smoking Where It Is Otherwise Prohibited By Regulation Of A State Or Local Agency, Including A Local Ordinance.

Clean Indoor Act

Rep. Lonnie Hosey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-11		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-01-11		Introduced and read first time
2010-12-07		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2010-12-07		Prefiled

H3022 (Similar To) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3033 (Similar To) 2011-01-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3015&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3015_20101207.htm