KY HB145 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-11 - discharge petition filed
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Summary

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; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines 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 reference 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 that Sections 1 to 6 may be referred to as the Smokefree Kentucky Act.

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Title

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

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-11Senatedischarge petition filed
2015-02-20Senateto Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (S)
2015-02-19Senatereceived in Senate
2015-02-13Housepassed 51-46 with floor amendments (1) (10) and (13)
2015-02-13Housefloor amendments (5) and (12) defeated
2015-02-13House3rd reading
2015-02-12Housefloor amendments (11) (12) (13) and (14) filed
2015-02-11Housefloor amendment (10) filed
2015-02-11Housefloor amendment (8) withdrawn
2015-02-11Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2015
2015-02-10Housefloor amendments (6) (7) (8) and (9) filed
2015-02-09Housefloor amendments (3) (4) and (5) filed
2015-02-06Housefloor amendments (1) and (2) filed
2015-02-06House2nd reading, to Rules
2015-02-05Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2015-02-03Houseposted in committee
2015-01-09Houseto Health & Welfare (H)
2015-01-08Houseintroduced in House

Kentucky State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145.htm
Texthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/bill.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA1.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA2.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA3.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA4.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA5.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA6.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA7.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA8.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA9.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA10.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA11.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA12.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA13.doc
Amendmenthttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/HFA14.doc
Supplementhttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/LM.doc
Supplementhttp://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/15RS/HB145/vote_history.pdf

Bill Comments

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