Bill Text: CT HB05449 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5449 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Electronic Cigarettes In The Same Places Where Smoking Is Prohibited.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-04 - Public Hearing 03/11 [HB05449 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05449-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5449*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 949
		00949
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. CASE, 63rd Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES IN THE SAME PLACES WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 19a-342 of the general statutes be amended to include the use of electronic cigarettes in the definition of "smoking".

Statement of Purpose:

To support public health and close a loophole in the smoking ban by prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes in the same places where smoking is prohibited.