Bill Text: VA HB2309 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in health care facilities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-05 - Left in General Laws [HB2309 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-HB2309-Introduced.html
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13103943D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §15.2-2824 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §15.2-2824. Prohibitions on smoking generally; penalty for violation. A. Smoking shall be prohibited in (i) elevators, regardless of
capacity, except in any open material hoist elevator not intended for use by
the general public; (ii) public school buses; (iii) the interior of any public
elementary, intermediate, and secondary school; (iv) hospital emergency rooms;
(v) local or district health departments; (vi) polling rooms; (vii) indoor
service lines and cashier lines; (viii) public restrooms in any building owned
or leased by the Commonwealth or any agency thereof; (ix) the interior of a
child day center licensed pursuant to §63.2-1701 that is not also used for
residential purposes; however, this prohibition shall not apply to any area of
a building not utilized by a child day center, unless otherwise prohibited by
this chapter; and (x) B. No person shall smoke in any area or place specified in subsection A and any person who continues to smoke in such area or place after having been asked to refrain from smoking shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25. C. Civil penalties assessed under this section shall be paid into the Virginia Health Care Fund established under §32.1-366. |
