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2004 Regular Session bill information current as of November 17, 2004 - 2:49 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 260

File Code: Public Health
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 140

Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Madaleno, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Petzold, Barkley, Benson, Boutin, Brown, Haynes, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Patterson, Proctor, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn

Entitled:
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004


Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from smoking in indoor areas open to the public and indoor places of employment; creating the Clean Indoor Air Act in the Health - General Article; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the prohibition; requiring these departments to report to the General Assembly; establishing civil penalties and fines for the violation of the Act; etc.


History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BUSES -see also- SCHOOL BUSES
CIGARETTES -see also- SMOKING
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DISCRIMINATION
FINES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HOTELS AND MOTELS
LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
LAWS AND ORDINANCES -see also- PUB LOCAL LAWS; UNIFORM LAWS.
MASS TRANSIT -see also- BUSES; RAILROADS
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
PENALTIES
REPORTS
RESTAURANTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
SMOKING -see also- CIGARETTES
TAXICABS
THEATERS
TOBACCO
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation
( 2-105 )

Article - 25 County Commissioners
( 3 , 236B )

Health - General
( 24-205 , 24-501 , 24-501 , 24-502 , 24-502 , 24-503 , 24-503 , 24-504 , 24-504 , 24-505 , 24-505 , 24-506 , 24-507 , 24-508 , 24-509 )

Labor and Employment
( 2-106 , 2-106 , 5-101 , 5-314 , 5-608 )


Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments: None offered



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