Kentucky House Bill 289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-23 - recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Pending: House Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to 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 as specified locations; permit political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to adopt stricter regulations by ordinance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and health department employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violation; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations; provide for fines for violation; provide that fines go to the organization whose employee issued the citation; provide that no court costs or other fees be charged for violations; 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; create a new section of KRS Chapter 438 to exempt smoking laboratories where machines do the smoking; repeal various statutes permitting smoking in public buildings.

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

Sen. Julie Raque Adams [R]	Rep. Linda Belcher [D]	Rep. Thomas Burch [D]	Rep. William Farmer [R]
Rep. Kelly Flood [D]	Rep. James Glenn [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Mary Marzian [D]
Rep. Darryl Owens [D]	Rep. Ruth Palumbo [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Rita Smart [D]
Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. David Watkins [D]	Rep. Jim Wayne [D]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-23		recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2012-03-23		taken from the Regular Orders of the Day
2012-03-20		floor amendment (1) filed
2012-03-20		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 21, 2012
2012-03-14		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-03-13		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2012-02-22		posted in committee
2012-01-20		to Health & Welfare (H)
2012-01-19		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB289.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB289/bill.doc