2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 375

File Code: Public Health Prior Year Introduction As: HB 428/05 - HGO Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 298
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from smoking tobacco products in indoor areas open to the public and places of employment; creating the Clean Indoor Air Act; 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
1/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

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
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
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 (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered